Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Paxinos:
  • 40.850642, -76.580513
  • 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 Paxinos

• 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 Paxinos is near Columbia County and also Montour 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 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 Paxinos

Curious and Interesting Names Near Paxinos ...

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

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

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

• Sunbury, which is the Seat of Northumberland County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Paxinos to Sunbury, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 42 miles [67.6 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 about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 136 miles [218.9 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,796 miles [9,327.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,508 miles [10,473.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,384 miles [7,055.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'