Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Meiser Station:
  • 40.800918, -76.988867
  • 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 Meiser Station

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Snyder County
  • Since Meiser Station is near Union County and also Northumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Northumberland 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 Meiser Station

Curious and Interesting Names Near Meiser Station ...

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.

• Coon Hunter
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Coon Hunter is located in Snyder County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Hunter
• Dice
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dice is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dice
• Dogtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Dogtown is located in Snyder County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
• Dry Valley Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Dry Valley Crossroads is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Valley Crossroads
• Fishers Ferry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Fishers Ferry is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Ferry
• Freeburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Freeburg is located in Snyder County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
• Globe Mills
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Globe Mills is located in Snyder County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Mills
• Kissimmee
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Kissimmee is located in Snyder County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kissimmee
• Kreamer
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Kreamer is located in Snyder County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreamer
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kreamer <1>
• Wildwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Wildwood is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Meiser Station and extending to:

• Middleburg, which is the Seat of Snyder County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Meiser Station to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 131 miles [210.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,815 miles [9,358.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,528 miles [10,505.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,403 miles [7,085.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'