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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 Reynoldsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Reynoldsville and the surrounding area.
- 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 Reynoldsville:
- 41.095389, -78.887726
- 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 Reynoldsville
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Reynoldsville is near Clearfield County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clearfield County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Reynoldsville
Communities Also Named Reynoldsville ...
We found seven communities that are also named Reynoldsville.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Reynoldsville is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Seminole County
- This Reynoldsville is located in Seminole County and lies 779 miles [1,253.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Reynoldsville that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seminole County community of Reynoldsville.
- Illinois
- Union County
- This Reynoldsville is located in Union County and lies 617 miles [993 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Reynoldsville that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Reynoldsville.
- Kentucky
- Bath County
- This Reynoldsville is located in Bath County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Reynoldsville that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bath County community of Reynoldsville.
- New York
- Dutchess County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Reynoldsville [Dutchess County].
- Schuyler County
- This Reynoldsville is located in Schuyler County and lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Reynoldsville that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuyler County community of Reynoldsville.
- Ontario
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Reynoldsville.
- West Virginia
- Harrison County
- This Reynoldsville is located in Harrison County and lies 149 miles [239.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Reynoldsville that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Reynoldsville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Reynoldsville ...
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.
- Deemers Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Deemers Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deemers Crossroads
- Desire
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Desire is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desire
- Falls Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fuller
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Iowa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Iowa is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa
- Panic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rockdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rockdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Sandy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sandy is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Sandy Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Soldier
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Soldier is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldier
- Stanley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stump Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Reynoldsville 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 Reynoldsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Reynoldsville and extending to:
- Brookville, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Reynoldsville to Brookville, 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 119 miles [191.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 180 miles [289.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,880 miles [9,462.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,598 miles [10,618.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,474 miles [7,200.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Reynoldsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Reynoldsville 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Reynoldsville 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 Reynoldsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0954, Longitude: -78.8877 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.865 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.885 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.676 degrees. |
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