Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Powells Valley:
  • 40.433419, -76.933031
  • 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 Powells Valley

• 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 Dauphin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dauphin County
  • Since Powells Valley is near Perry County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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 Powells Valley

Curious and Interesting Names Near Powells Valley ...

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.

• Cove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cove is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
• Ellendale Forge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Ellendale Forge is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale Forge
• Enders
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Enders is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
• Enterline
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Enterline is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterline
• Fisherville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fisherville is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
• Fort Hunter
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Fort Hunter is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunter
• Half Falls
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Half Falls is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Falls
• Marysville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Marysville is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <1>
• Mount Patrick
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Patrick is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Patrick
• Overview
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Overview is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overview
• Reservoir Heights
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Reservoir Heights is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir Heights
• Rockville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Rockville is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
• Singersville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Singersville is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singersville
• Stone Glen
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Stone Glen is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Glen

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

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

• Harrisburg, which is the Seat of Dauphin County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Powells Valley to Harrisburg, 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 10 miles [16.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 106 miles [170.6 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,828 miles [9,379.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,539 miles [10,523.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,415 miles [7,105.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'