Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Miners Village:
  • 40.267037, -76.398572
  • 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 Miners Village

• 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 Lebanon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lebanon County
  • Since Miners Village is near Lancaster County and also Dauphin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Miners Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Miners Village ...

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.

• Anthracite
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Anthracite is located in Lebanon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthracite
• Buffalo Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Buffalo Springs is located in Lebanon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
• Cornwall
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Cornwall is located in Lebanon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornwall <1>
• Cornwall Center
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Cornwall Center is located in Lebanon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Center
• Cornwall Furnace
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Cornwall Furnace is located in Lebanon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Furnace
• Edisonville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Edisonville is located in Lebanon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edisonville
• Hebron
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hebron is located in Lebanon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
• Johnstown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Johnstown is located in Lebanon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
• Moonstown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Moonstown is located in Lebanon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonstown
• Mount Hope
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mount Hope is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
• Poplar Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Poplar Grove is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
• Quentin
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Quentin is located in Lebanon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quentin
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quentin <1>
• Timber Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Timber Hills is located in Lebanon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Hills

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

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

• Lebanon, which is the Seat of Lebanon County, lies just to the North.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Miners Village to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 100 miles [160.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,813 miles [9,355.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,522 miles [10,496.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,398 miles [7,077.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'