Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Mount Carmel Junction

• 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 Mount Carmel Junction:
  • 40.783420, -76.435231
  • 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 Mount Carmel Junction

• 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 Mount Carmel Junction 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 Mount Carmel Junction

Communities Also Named Mount Carmel Junction ...

We found one communities that are also named Mount Carmel Junction.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Mount Carmel Junction is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Mount Carmel Junction in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Utah
    • Kane County
    • This Mount Carmel Junction is located in Kane County and lies 1,946 miles [3,131.8 km]<1> to the west of the Mount Carmel Junction that is located in Northumberland County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kane County community of Mount Carmel Junction.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Carmel Junction ...

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.

• Alaska
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Alaska is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
• Atlas
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Atlas is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
• Beaverdale
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Beaverdale is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdale
• Diamondtown
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Diamondtown is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondtown
• Locust Gap
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
• Locust Summit
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Locust Summit is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Summit
• Locustdale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Locustdale is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locustdale
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locustdale <2>
• Natalie
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Natalie is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
• Strong
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Strong is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong

How Far From Mount Carmel Junction 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 Mount Carmel Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Sunbury, which is the Seat of Northumberland County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mount Carmel Junction to Sunbury, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 41 miles [66 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 134 miles [215.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,793 miles [9,322.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,504 miles [10,467.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,380 miles [7,048.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'