Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Logan:
40.028445, -75.151565
Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Philadelphia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
We found 43 communities that share the name Logan.
There are three communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Logan.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another 40 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
Beaver County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Logan [Beaver County].
Indiana County
This Logan is located in Indiana County and lies 202 miles [325.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Logan that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indiana County community of Logan.
Mifflin County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Logan [Mifflin County].
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Cullman County
This Logan is located in Cullman County and lies 768 miles [1,236 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Logan that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cullman County community of Logan.
Lowndes County
This Logan is located in Lowndes County and lies 841 miles [1,353.5 km] to the southwest of the Logan that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Logan.
Arkansas
Benton County
This Logan is located in Benton County and lies 1,075 miles [1,730 km]<2> to the west of the Logan that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Logan.
California
San Benito County
This Logan is located in San Benito County and lies 2,493 miles [4,012.1 km]<2> to the west of the Logan that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Benito County community of Logan.
Siskiyou County
This Logan is located in Siskiyou County and lies 2,439 miles [3,925.2 km] to the west northwest of the Logan that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Siskiyou County community of Logan.
Colorado
Arapahoe County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Logan [Arapahoe County].
Conejos County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Logan [Conejos County].
Logan County
This Logan is located in Logan County and lies 1,479 miles [2,380.2 km]<2> to the west of the Logan that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Logan.
Georgia
Wilkes County
This Logan is located in Wilkes County and lies 602 miles [968.8 km]<2> to the southwest of the Logan that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkes County community of Logan.
Illinois
Edgar County
This Logan is located in Edgar County and lies 659 miles [1,060.6 km]<2> to the west of the Logan that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edgar County community of Logan.
Franklin County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Logan [Franklin County].
Indiana
Dearborn County
This Logan is located in Dearborn County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km]<2> to the west of the Logan that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dearborn County community of Logan.
Lawrence County
This Logan is located in Lawrence County and lies 609 miles [980.1 km] to the west of the Logan that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Logan.
Iowa
Harrison County
This Logan is located in Harrison County and lies 1,081 miles [1,739.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Logan that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Logan.
Kansas
Phillips County
This Logan is located in Phillips County and lies 1,290 miles [2,076.1 km]<2> to the west of the Logan that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phillips County community of Logan.
Kentucky
Shelby County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Logan [Shelby County].
Maine
Aroostook County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Logan [Aroostook County].
Michigan
Kent County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Logan [Kent County].
Otsego County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Logan [Otsego County].
Minnesota
Redwood County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Logan [Redwood County].
Missouri
Lawrence County
This Logan is located in Lawrence County and lies 1,017 miles [1,636.7 km]<2> to the west of the Logan that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Logan.
Montana
Gallatin County
This Logan is located in Gallatin County and lies 1,860 miles [2,993.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Logan that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallatin County community of Logan.
Nebraska
Logan County
This Logan is located in Logan County and lies 1,314 miles [2,114.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Logan that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Logan.
Nevada
Lincoln County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Logan [Lincoln County].
New Jersey
Gloucester County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Logan [Gloucester County].
New Mexico
Quay County
This Logan is located in Quay County and lies 1,570 miles [2,526.7 km]<2> to the west of the Logan that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Quay County community of Logan.
New York
Schuyler County
This Logan is located in Schuyler County and lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Logan that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuyler County community of Logan.
North Carolina
Rutherford County
This Logan is located in Rutherford County and lies 486 miles [782.1 km]<2> to the southwest of the Logan that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Logan.
North Dakota
Ward County
This Logan is located in Ward County and lies 1,397 miles [2,248.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Logan that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ward County community of Logan.
Ohio
Defiance County
This Logan is located in Defiance County and lies 510 miles [820.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Logan that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Defiance County community of Logan.
Hocking County
This Logan is located in Hocking County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km] to the west of the Logan that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hocking County community of Logan.
Marion County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Logan [Marion County].
Oklahoma
Beaver County
This Logan is located in Beaver County and lies 1,374 miles [2,211.2 km]<2> to the west of the Logan that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaver County community of Logan.
Oregon
Clackamas County
This Logan is located in Clackamas County and lies 2,392 miles [3,849.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Logan that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of Logan.
Texas
Panola County
This Logan is located in Panola County and lies 1,186 miles [1,908.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Logan that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Panola County community of Logan.
Utah
Cache County
This Logan is located in Cache County and lies 1,904 miles [3,064.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Logan that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cache County community of Logan.
Virginia
Spotsylvania County
This Logan is located in Spotsylvania County and lies 187 miles [300.9 km]<2> to the southwest of the Logan that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spotsylvania County community of Logan.
Washington
Spokane County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Logan [Spokane County].
West Virginia
Logan County
This Logan is located in Logan County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Logan that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Logan.
Wisconsin
Oconto County
This Logan is located in Oconto County and lies 757 miles [1,218.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Logan that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconto County community of Logan.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Logan ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
Branchtown ‑ Historic (Less than 2 miles to the north)
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Logan to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Logan and extending to:
Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Logan to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 127 miles [204.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,770 miles [9,285.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,476 miles [10,422.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,352 miles [7,003.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Logan could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Logan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Logan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0284, Longitude: -75.1516 In this case, the coordinates for Logan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Logan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>
While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<6>
The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Logan to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.689 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.254 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.457 degrees.