Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pottsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pottsville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pottsville
- 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 Pottsville:
- 40.685408, -76.196558
- 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 Pottsville
- 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 Pottsville is near Luzerne County and also Columbia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Luzerne 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 Pottsville ...
We found nine communities that share the name Pottsville.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Pottsville is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Pope County
- This Pottsville is located in Pope County and lies 990 miles [1,593.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pottsville that is located in Schuylkill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pope County community of Pottsville.
- Idaho
- Shoshone County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Pottsville [Shoshone County].
- Illinois
- Union County
- This Pottsville is located in Union County and lies 739 miles [1,189.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pottsville that is located in Schuylkill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Pottsville.
- Kentucky
- Graves County
- This Pottsville is located in Graves County and lies 723 miles [1,163.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pottsville that is located in Schuylkill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Graves County community of Pottsville.
- Washington County
- This Pottsville is located in Washington County and lies 518 miles [833.6 km] to the west southwest of the Pottsville that is located in Schuylkill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Pottsville.
- Louisiana
- De Soto Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Pottsville [De Soto Parish].
- Ontario
- This Pottsville lies 592 miles [952.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Pottsville that is located in Schuylkill County.
- Tennessee
- Maury County
- This Pottsville is located in Maury County and lies 673 miles [1,083.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pottsville that is located in Schuylkill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maury County community of Pottsville.
- Texas
- Hamilton County
- This Pottsville is located in Hamilton County and lies 1,376 miles [2,214.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pottsville that is located in Schuylkill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Pottsville.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pottsville ...
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.
- Coal Castle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Castle
- Coal Castle is located in Schuylkill County
- Dark Water
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dark Water have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dark Water
- Dark Water is located in Schuylkill County
- Jonestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Lorraine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Marlin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Mechanicsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mechanicsville is located in Schuylkill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicsville <5>
- Minersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
- Minersville is located in Schuylkill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,133 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minersville <5>
- New Philadelphia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
- New Philadelphia is located in Schuylkill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,027 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Philadelphia <5>
- Seltzer
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seltzer
- Seltzer is located in Schuylkill County
- Silver Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Silver Creek is located in Schuylkill County
- Willow Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Lake
- Willow Lake is located in Schuylkill County
How Far From Pottsville 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 city such as Pottsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pottsville and extending to:
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Pottsville to Harrisburg, with an average speed<6> 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 131 miles [210.8 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,787 miles [9,313.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,498 miles [10,457.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,373 miles [7,037.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Pottsville: www.ci.pottsville.pa.us/
The official website for Schuylkill County: www.co.schuylkill.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Pottsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pottsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6854, Longitude: -76.1966 |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pottsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Pottsville 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Pottsville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.255 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.998 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.634 degrees. |