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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Marshallton:
    • 40.786752, -76.539402
    • 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 Marshallton
  • 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 Marshallton is near Schuylkill County and also Columbia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Schuylkill County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia 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 Marshallton

Communities Also Named Marshallton ...

We found two communities that are also named Marshallton.

There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Marshallton.

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

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Chester County
      • This Marshallton is located in Chester County and lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Marshallton that is located in Northumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Marshallton.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Marshallton is located in New Castle County and lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Marshallton that is located in Northumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Marshallton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Marshallton ...

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 northeast)
    • Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
  • Bear Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bear Valley is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
  • Big Mountain
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Big Mountain is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mountain
  • Coal Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Coal Run is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run
  • Ferndale
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Ferndale is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
  • Greenback
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Greenback is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenback
  • Overlook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Overlook is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
  • Point Breeze
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Point Breeze is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Breeze
  • Sunnyside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunnyside is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Uniontown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Uniontown is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown

How Far From Marshallton 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 Marshallton to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Sunbury, which is the Seat of Northumberland County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Marshallton to Sunbury, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 39 miles [62.8 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 over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 133 miles [214 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 5,797 miles [9,329.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,509 miles [10,475.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,384 miles [7,055.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Marshallton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Marshallton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Marshallton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7868, Longitude: -76.5394       In this case, the coordinates for Marshallton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.453 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.238 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.744 degrees.