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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 Red Cross, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Red Cross and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Red Cross:
    • 40.711196, -76.786080
    • 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 Red Cross
  • 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 Red Cross is near Snyder County and also Dauphin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Snyder 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 Red Cross

Communities Also Named Red Cross ...

We found three communities that are also named Red Cross.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Red Cross is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Barren County
      • This Red Cross is located in Barren County and lies 562 miles [904.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Red Cross that is located in Northumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barren County community of Red Cross.
    • North Carolina
      • Stanly County
      • This Red Cross is located in Stanly County and lies 423 miles [680.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Red Cross that is located in Northumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stanly County community of Red Cross.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Red Cross lies 1,748 miles [2,813.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Red Cross that is located in Northumberland County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Red Cross ...

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.

  • Dunkelbergers
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Dunkelbergers is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkelbergers
  • Fishers Ferry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fishers Ferry is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Ferry
  • Hebe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hebe is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebe
  • Hickory Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hickory Corners is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
  • Hunter
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hunter is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
  • Independence
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Independence is located in Snyder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Klingerstown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mile Run
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Mile Run is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Run
  • Otto
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Otto is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
  • Patricksburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Patricksburg is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
  • Pillow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Urban
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Urban is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urban

How Far From Red Cross to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Red Cross to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Red Cross and extending to:

  • Sunbury, which is the Seat of Northumberland County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Red Cross 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 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 5,810 miles [9,350.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,522 miles [10,496.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,398 miles [7,077.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Red Cross) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Red Cross 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 Red Cross. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7112, Longitude: -76.7861       In this case, the coordinates for Red Cross have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.609 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.402 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.884 degrees.