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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 Sagon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sagon 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 Sagon:
    • 40.804253, -76.494955
    • 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 Sagon
  • 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 Sagon is near Columbia County and also Schuylkill County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Schuylkill 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 Sagon

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sagon ...

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.

  • Alaska
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Alaska is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
  • Atlas
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Atlas is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
  • Bear Gap
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
  • Bear Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bear Valley is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
  • Beaverdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Beaverdale is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdale
  • Big Mountain
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Big Mountain is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mountain
  • Coal Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Coal Run is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run
  • Diamondtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Diamondtown is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondtown
  • Ferndale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Ferndale is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
  • Greenback
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenback is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenback
  • Locust Gap
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
  • Natalie
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Natalie is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Overlook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Overlook is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
    • Point Breeze
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Point Breeze is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Breeze
    • Strong
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Strong is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong
    • Sunnyside
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Sunnyside is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Uniontown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Uniontown is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown

How Far From Sagon to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Sagon and extending to:

  • Sunbury, which is the Seat of Northumberland County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sagon to Sunbury, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 41 miles [66 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 134 miles [215.7 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,794 miles [9,324.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,506 miles [10,470.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,382 miles [7,052.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

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- Sagon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Sagon 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 Sagon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8043, Longitude: -76.4950       In this case, the coordinates for Sagon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.425 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.209 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.717 degrees.