Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Reed, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Reed and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Reed
- 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 Reed:
- 40.869808, -76.594124
- 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 Reed
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Northumberland County
- Since Reed is near Columbia County and also Montour County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- eBird sighting report for Montour 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 Reed ...
We found 27 communities that share the name Reed.
There are four communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Reed.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Dauphin County
- Huntingdon County
- Indiana County
- Mercer County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Desha County
- This Reed is located in Desha County and lies 952 miles [1,532.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Reed that is located in Northumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Desha County community of Reed.
- Howard County
- This Reed is located in Howard County and lies 1,052 miles [1,693 km] to the west southwest of the Reed that is located in Northumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Reed.
- Sharp County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Reed [Sharp County].
- California
- Marin County
- This Reed is located in Marin County and lies 2,430 miles [3,910.7 km]<2> to the west of the Reed that is located in Northumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marin County community of Reed.
- Yuba County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Reed [Yuba County].
- Georgia
- Hall County
- This Reed is located in Hall County and lies 608 miles [978.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the Reed that is located in Northumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Reed.
- Harris County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Reed [Harris County].
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Delaware County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Reed [Delaware County].
- Lawrence County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Reed [Lawrence County].
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Mississippi
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Texas
- Utah
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Chippewa County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Reed [Chippewa County].
- Crawford County
- This Reed is located in Crawford County and lies 758 miles [1,219.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Reed that is located in Northumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Reed.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Reed ...
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.
- Marion Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
- Marion Heights is located in Northumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
- Meadowview
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Meadowview is located in Northumberland County
- Overlook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Quitman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Rushtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Shamrock
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Snufftown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Sunnyside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Union Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corner
- Union Corner is located in Northumberland County
- Uniontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
How Far From Reed 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 Reed to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Reed and extending to:
- Sunbury, which is the Seat of Northumberland County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Reed to Sunbury, with an average speed<5> 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 43 miles [69.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 138 miles [222.1 km] to the south (S). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,796 miles [9,327.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,508 miles [10,473.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,383 miles [7,053.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Reed. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Northumberland County: www.northumberlandco.org/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Reed 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. |
| <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- Reed) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Reed. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8698, Longitude: -76.5941 In this case, the coordinates for Reed have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Reed, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 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. |
| <6> | 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 Reed to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.479 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.281 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.734 degrees. |