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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Overlook:
    • 40.820086, -76.574958
    • 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 Overlook
  • 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 Overlook is near Columbia County and also Schuylkill County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Schuylkill 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 Overlook

Communities Also Named Overlook ...

We found 22 communities that are also named Overlook.

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

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of 21 communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Lancaster County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Overlook [Lancaster County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Autauga County
      • This Overlook is located in Autauga County and lies 794 miles [1,277.8 km]<2> to the southwest of the Overlook that is located in Northumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Autauga County community of Overlook.
      • Jackson County
      • This Overlook is located in Jackson County and lies 646 miles [1,039.6 km] to the southwest of the Overlook that is located in Northumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Overlook.
      • Mobile County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Overlook [Mobile County].
    • California
      • San Diego County
      • This Overlook is located in San Diego County and lies 2,292 miles [3,688.6 km]<2> to the west of the Overlook that is located in Northumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of Overlook.
    • Connecticut
      • New Haven County
      • This Overlook is located in New Haven County and lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Overlook that is located in Northumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of Overlook.
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Delaware community of Overlook [New Castle County].
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Overlook is located in Hillsborough County and lies 951 miles [1,530.5 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Overlook that is located in Northumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Overlook.
    • Georgia
      • Fayette County
      • This Overlook is located in Fayette County and lies 674 miles [1,084.7 km]<2> to the southwest of the Overlook that is located in Northumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Overlook.
      • Gwinnett County
      • This Overlook is located in Gwinnett County and lies 633 miles [1,018.7 km] to the southwest of the Overlook that is located in Northumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gwinnett County community of Overlook.
    • Kentucky
      • Lyon County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Overlook [Lyon County].
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Overlook is located in Baltimore County and lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<2> to the south of the Overlook that is located in Northumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Overlook.
      • Frederick County
      • This Overlook is located in Frederick County and lies 107 miles [172.2 km] to the south southwest of the Overlook that is located in Northumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Overlook.
      • Queen Anne's County
      • This Overlook is located in Queen Anne's County and lies 131 miles [210.8 km] to the south of the Overlook that is located in Northumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queen Anne's County community of Overlook.
    • New Jersey
      • Union County
      • This Overlook is located in Union County and lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<2> to the east of the Overlook that is located in Northumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Overlook.
    • New Mexico
      • Sandoval County
      • This Overlook is located in Sandoval County and lies 1,659 miles [2,669.9 km]<2> to the west of the Overlook that is located in Northumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sandoval County community of Overlook.
    • New York
      • Dutchess County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Overlook [Dutchess County].
      • Saratoga County
      • This Overlook is located in Saratoga County and lies 217 miles [349.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Overlook that is located in Northumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Overlook.
    • North Carolina
      • Henderson County
      • This Overlook is located in Henderson County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km]<2> to the southwest of the Overlook that is located in Northumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Overlook.
    • Ohio
      • Montgomery County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Overlook [Montgomery County].
    • Tennessee
      • Blount County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Overlook [Blount County].
    • Washington
      • Kitsap County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Overlook [Kitsap County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Overlook ...

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.

  • Bear Gap
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
  • Bear Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Bear Valley is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
  • Big Mountain
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Big Mountain is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mountain
  • Coal Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Coal Run is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run
  • Ferndale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Ferndale is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
  • Greenback
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenback is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenback
  • Marion Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Marion Heights is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
  • Meadowview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Meadowview is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
  • Point Breeze
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Point Breeze is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Breeze
  • Reed
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Reed is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
  • Shamrock
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Shamrock is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
  • Snufftown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Snufftown is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snufftown
  • Sunnyside
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Sunnyside is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Uniontown
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Uniontown is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown

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

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

  • Sunbury, which is the Seat of Northumberland County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Overlook to Sunbury, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 40 miles [64.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 134 miles [215.7 km] to the south (S). 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 5,797 miles [9,329.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,509 miles [10,475.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,385 miles [7,057 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Overlook 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.
<2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Overlook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Overlook 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 Overlook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8201, Longitude: -76.5750       In this case, the coordinates for Overlook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.472 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.265 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.746 degrees.