Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Marion Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marion Heights and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Marion Heights

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • 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 Marion Heights:
  • 40.864531, -76.568012
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Marion Heights

• Bird Watching ...
  • 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 Northumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Northumberland County
  • Since Marion Heights is near Columbia County and also Montour County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montour County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Marion Heights

Communities Also Named Marion Heights ...

We found one communities that are also named Marion Heights.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Marion Heights is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Marion Heights in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Indiana
    • Vigo County
    • This Marion Heights is located in Vigo County and lies 581 miles [935 km]<1> to the west of the Marion Heights that is located in Northumberland County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vigo County community of Marion Heights.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Marion Heights ...

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.

• Bear Gap
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
• Meadowview
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Meadowview is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
• Overlook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Overlook is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
• Quitman
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Quitman is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
• Reed
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Reed is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
• Rushtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Rushtown is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
• Shamrock
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Shamrock is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
• Snufftown
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Snufftown is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snufftown
• Sunnyside
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Sunnyside is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Union Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Union Corner is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corner
• Uniontown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Uniontown is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown

How Far From Marion Heights to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Marion Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Marion Heights and extending to:

• Sunbury, which is the Seat of Northumberland County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Marion Heights to Sunbury, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 43 miles [69.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 138 miles [222.1 km] to the south (S). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,795 miles [9,326.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,507 miles [10,472 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,383 miles [7,053.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'