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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 Rummerfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rummerfield 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 Rummerfield:
    • 41.743964, -76.306602
    • 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 Rummerfield
  • 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 Rummerfield ...

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.

  • Asylum
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asylum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asylum
    • Asylum is located in Bradford County
  • Brushville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brushville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushville
    • Brushville is located in Bradford County
  • Cherrytown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherrytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrytown
    • Cherrytown is located in Bradford County
  • Limehill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limehill
    • Limehill is located in Bradford County
  • Marshview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshview
    • Marshview is located in Bradford County
  • Merryall
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merryall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merryall
    • Merryall is located in Bradford County
  • Standing Stone
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standing Stone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Stone
    • Standing Stone is located in Bradford County
  • Stevensville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stevensville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevensville
    • Stevensville is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stevensville <2>
  • Sugar Run
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Run
    • Sugar Run is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Run <2>
  • Terrytown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terrytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrytown
    • Terrytown is located in Bradford County
  • Zion Heights
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zion Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Heights
    • Zion Heights is located in Bradford County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Rummerfield and extending to:

  • Towanda, which is the Seat of Bradford County, lies just to the West.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 105 miles [169 km]<3> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Rummerfield to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 200 miles [321.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,747 miles [9,248.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,462 miles [10,399.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,338 miles [6,981.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rummerfield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bradford County: www.bradfordcountypa.org/

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 'straight-line' (or 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- Rummerfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rummerfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7440, Longitude: -76.3066       In this case, the coordinates for Rummerfield 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 Rummerfield 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 307.226 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.133 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.235 degrees.









 

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