Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Port Trevorton:
  • 40.707653, -76.865771
  • 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 Port Trevorton

• 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 Snyder County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Snyder County
  • Since Port Trevorton is near Northumberland County and also Dauphin 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 Dauphin 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 Port Trevorton

Curious and Interesting Names Near Port Trevorton ...

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.

• Dogtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Dogtown is located in Snyder County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
• Fishers Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Fishers Ferry is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Ferry
• Freeburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Freeburg is located in Snyder County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
• Hickory Corners
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hickory Corners is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
• Hunter
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hunter is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
• Independence
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Independence is located in Snyder County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
• Locust Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Locust Grove is located in Snyder County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
• Malta
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Malta is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Malta
  • From Port Trevorton to Malta
• Otto
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Otto is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
• Patricksburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Patricksburg is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
• Pillow
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pillow is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillow
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pillow <1>
• Red Cross
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Red Cross is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cross
• Urban
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Urban is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urban

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Port Trevorton and extending to:

• Middleburg, which is the Seat of Snyder County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Port Trevorton to Middleburg, with an average speed<3> 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 29 miles [46.7 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 125 miles [201.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,814 miles [9,356.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,526 miles [10,502.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,401 miles [7,082.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'