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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 Oneida, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oneida and the surrounding area.

  • 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 Oneida:
    • 40.907554, -76.125682
    • 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 Oneida
  • 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 Schuylkill County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Schuylkill County
    • Since Oneida is near Luzerne County and also Carbon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Luzerne County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carbon 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 Oneida

Communities Also Named Oneida ...

We found seventeen communities that are also named Oneida.

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

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of sixteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Butler County
      • This Oneida is located in Butler County and lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<1> to the west of the Oneida that is located in Schuylkill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Oneida.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Phillips County
      • This Oneida is located in Phillips County and lies 914 miles [1,470.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Oneida that is located in Schuylkill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phillips County community of Oneida.
    • California
      • Sierra County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Oneida [Sierra County].
    • Idaho
      • Bingham County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Oneida [Bingham County].
    • Illinois
      • Knox County
      • This Oneida is located in Knox County and lies 734 miles [1,181.3 km]<1> to the west of the Oneida that is located in Schuylkill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Oneida.
    • Iowa
      • Delaware County
      • This Oneida is located in Delaware County and lies 791 miles [1,273 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Oneida that is located in Schuylkill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Oneida.
    • Kansas
      • Anderson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Oneida [Anderson County].
      • Nemaha County
      • This Oneida is located in Nemaha County and lies 1,042 miles [1,676.9 km]<1> to the west of the Oneida that is located in Schuylkill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nemaha County community of Oneida.
    • Kentucky
      • Clay County
      • This Oneida is located in Clay County and lies 474 miles [762.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Oneida that is located in Schuylkill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Oneida.
    • Louisiana
      • Saint James Parish
      • This Oneida is located in Saint James Parish and lies 1,113 miles [1,791.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Oneida that is located in Schuylkill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint James Parish community of Oneida.
    • New York
      • Madison County
      • This Oneida is located in Madison County and lies 151 miles [243 km]<1> to the north of the Oneida that is located in Schuylkill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Oneida.
    • Ohio
      • Butler County
      • This Oneida is located in Butler County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<1> to the west of the Oneida that is located in Schuylkill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Oneida.
      • Carroll County
      • This Oneida is located in Carroll County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km] to the west of the Oneida that is located in Schuylkill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Oneida.
    • Oklahoma
      • Kingfisher County
      • This Oneida is located in Kingfisher County and lies 1,230 miles [1,979.5 km]<1> to the west of the Oneida that is located in Schuylkill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kingfisher County community of Oneida.
    • Tennessee
      • Scott County
      • This Oneida is located in Scott County and lies 544 miles [875.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Oneida that is located in Schuylkill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Oneida.
    • Washington
      • Wahkiakum County
      • This Oneida is located in Wahkiakum County and lies 2,370 miles [3,814.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Oneida that is located in Schuylkill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wahkiakum County community of Oneida.
    • Wisconsin
      • Brown County
      • This Oneida is located in Brown County and lies 659 miles [1,060.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Oneida that is located in Schuylkill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Oneida.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oneida ...

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.

  • Craigs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Craigs is located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
  • Ellen Gowan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ellen Gowan is located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellen Gowan
  • Fern Glen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fern Glen is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Glen
  • Ferndale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Five Points
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Five Points is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Glen Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Glen Junction is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Junction
  • Gum Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Gum Run is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Run
  • Haddock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Haddock is located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
  • Hills Terrace
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Hills Terrace is located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Terrace
  • Hollars Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hollars Hill is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollars Hill
  • Humboldt
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Humboldt is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
  • Krebs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...

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

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

  • Pottsville, which is the Seat of Schuylkill County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Oneida to Pottsville, with an average speed<4> 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 58 miles [93.3 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 over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 146 miles [235 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,775 miles [9,294 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,486 miles [10,438.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,362 miles [7,020 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Oneida) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Oneida could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Oneida 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 Oneida. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9076, Longitude: -76.1257    
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.193 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.963 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.51 degrees.