Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in McKees Half Falls, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McKees Half Falls and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for McKees Half Falls
- 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 McKees Half Falls:
- 40.66143, -76.917805
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on McKees Half Falls
- 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 Snyder County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Snyder County
- Since McKees Half Falls is near Northumberland County and also Dauphin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Northumberland County
- eBird sighting report for Dauphin 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near McKees Half Falls ...
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.
- Fishers Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Ferry
- Fishers Ferry is located in Northumberland County
- Freeburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Hickory Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Hickory Corners is located in Northumberland County
- Independence
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Independence is located in Snyder County
- Liverpool
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liverpool have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Liverpool is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 957 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liverpool <2>
- Locust Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Locust Grove is located in Snyder County
- Malta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Malta is located in Northumberland County
- Matterstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matterstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matterstown
- Matterstown is located in Dauphin County
- Oriental
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Otto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Pillow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pillow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillow
- Pillow is located in Dauphin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pillow <2>
- Red Cross
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Reservoir Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reservoir Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir Heights
- Reservoir Heights is located in Dauphin County
- Urban
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
How Far From McKees Half Falls to ...
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 McKees Half Falls to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in McKees Half Falls and extending to:
- Middleburg, which is the Seat of Snyder County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from McKees Half Falls to Middleburg, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 26 miles [41.8 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 121 miles [194.7 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,818 miles [9,363.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,530 miles [10,509 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,406 miles [7,090.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McKees Half Falls. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Snyder County: www.snydercounty.org/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McKees Half Falls) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McKees Half Falls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6614, Longitude: -76.9178 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 McKees Half Falls to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.692 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.489 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.963 degrees. |