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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 Parrs Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Parrs Mill 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 Parrs Mill:
    • 40.907031, -76.472172
    • 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 Parrs Mill
  • 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 Columbia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
    • Since Parrs Mill is near Northumberland County and also Montour County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Northumberland County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montour 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 Parrs Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Parrs Mill ...

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.

  • Atlas
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Atlas is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
  • Bear Gap
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
  • Diamondtown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Diamondtown is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondtown
  • Fernville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Fernville is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernville
  • Mainville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mainville is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
  • Marion Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Marion Heights is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
  • Meadowview
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Meadowview is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
  • Mechanicsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
  • Natalie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Natalie is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
  • Queen City
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Queen City is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
  • Quitman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Quitman is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
  • Reed
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Reed is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Roaring Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Roaring Creek is located in Montour County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Creek
    • Shamrock
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Shamrock is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
    • Slabtown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Slabtown is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
    • Snufftown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Snufftown is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snufftown
    • Strong
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Strong is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong
    • Union Corner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Union Corner is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corner

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Parrs Mill and extending to:

  • Bloomsburg, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies just to the North.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Parrs Mill to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 141 miles [226.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,789 miles [9,316.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,501 miles [10,462.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,377 miles [7,044.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

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- Parrs Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Parrs Mill 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 Parrs Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9070, Longitude: -76.4722       In this case, the coordinates for Parrs Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.402 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.20 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.664 degrees.