Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pitman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pitman and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pitman
- 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 Pitman:
- 40.715297, -76.521253
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Pitman
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Schuylkill County
- Since Pitman is near Northumberland County and also Columbia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Northumberland County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Pitman ...
We found six communities that share the name Pitman.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Pitman is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, four are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Clay 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 Arkansas community of Pitman [Clay County].
- Randolph County
- This Pitman is located in Randolph County and lies 824 miles [1,326.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Pitman that is located in Schuylkill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Pitman.
- British Columbia
- This Pitman lies 2,524 miles [4,062 km]<2> to the northwest of the Pitman that is located in Schuylkill County.
- Kentucky
- New Jersey
- Saskatchewan
- This Pitman lies 1,516 miles [2,439.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Pitman that is located in Schuylkill County.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pitman ...
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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Bear Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Bear Valley is located in Northumberland County
- Big Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mountain
- Big Mountain is located in Northumberland County
- Coal Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Ferndale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Fountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
- Fountain is located in Schuylkill County
- Good Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Spring
- Good Spring is located in Schuylkill County
- Greenback
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Line Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Line Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Mountain
- Line Mountain is located in Northumberland County
- Locust Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
- Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Mabel
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Point Breeze
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Breeze have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Breeze
- Point Breeze is located in Northumberland County
- Rough and Ready
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough and Ready
- Rough and Ready is located in Schuylkill County
- Uniontown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Pitman to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Pitman to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pitman and extending to:
- Pottsville, which is the Seat of Schuylkill County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Pitman 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 five to six hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 35 miles [56.3 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 most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 128 miles [206 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,799 miles [9,332.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,511 miles [10,478.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,386 miles [7,058.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pitman. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Schuylkill County: www.co.schuylkill.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
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 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 Pitman 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pitman) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pitman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7153, Longitude: -76.5213 |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Pitman to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.448 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.222 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.765 degrees. |