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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 Potts Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Potts Grove and the surrounding area.
- 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 Potts Grove:
- 40.994079, -76.790069
- 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 Potts Grove
- 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 Potts Grove is near Montour County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montour County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Potts Grove
Curious and Interesting Names Near Potts Grove ...
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.
- California
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- California is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
- College Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- College Park is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Fairville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
- Franklin Furnace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Franklin Furnace is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Furnace
- Kelly Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kelly Crossroads is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Crossroads
- Kelly Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kelly Point is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Point
- Lewisburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Limestoneville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Limestoneville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestoneville
- Mexico
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mexico is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Mount Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Oak Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Turbotville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Turtleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Turtleville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtleville
- Warrior Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Warrior Run is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Run
How Far From Potts Grove 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 Potts Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Potts Grove and extending to:
- Sunbury, which is the Seat of Northumberland County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Potts Grove to Sunbury, 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 49 miles [78.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 145 miles [233.4 km] to the south (S). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,798 miles [9,331 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,512 miles [10,480 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,387 miles [7,060.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Potts Grove) 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 Potts Grove 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 Potts Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9941, Longitude: -76.7901 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.588 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.423 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.77 degrees. |
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