Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Reevesdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Reevesdale and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Reevesdale
- 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 Reevesdale:
- 40.781756, -76.011874
- 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 Reevesdale
- 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 Reevesdale is near Carbon County and also Luzerne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Carbon County
- eBird sighting report for Luzerne 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Reevesdale ...
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.
- Chain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Coaldale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coaldale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Coaldale is located in Schuylkill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,131 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coaldale <2>
- Craigs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Haddock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Hills Terrace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Terrace
- Hills Terrace is located in Schuylkill County
- Hometown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
- Hometown is located in Schuylkill County
- Hoppers Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoppers Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoppers Mill
- Hoppers Mill is located in Schuylkill County
- Locust Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Valley
- Locust Valley is located in Schuylkill County
- Lofty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Mary-D
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mary-D have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary-D
- Mary-D is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mary-D <2>
- New Philadelphia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- 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 <2>
- Pine Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Junction
- Pine Junction is located in Schuylkill County
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- Shoemakers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoemakers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemakers
- Shoemakers is located in Schuylkill County
- Silver Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Silver Creek is located in Schuylkill County
- Still Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Still Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Creek
- Still Creek is located in Schuylkill County
- Vulcan
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shoemakers
How Far From Reevesdale 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 Reevesdale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Reevesdale and extending to:
- Pottsville, which is the Seat of Schuylkill County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Reevesdale to Pottsville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 57 miles [91.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 140 miles [225.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,775 miles [9,294 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,486 miles [10,438.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,361 miles [7,018.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Reevesdale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Schuylkill County: www.co.schuylkill.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Reevesdale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Reevesdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7818, Longitude: -76.0119 In this case, the coordinates for Reevesdale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Reevesdale to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.135 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.878 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.512 degrees. |