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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 Saint Nicholas, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Nicholas 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 Saint Nicholas:
    • 40.804647, -76.177846
    • 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 Saint Nicholas
  • 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Schuylkill County
    • Since Saint Nicholas is near Columbia County and also Luzerne 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 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Saint Nicholas

Communities Also Named Saint Nicholas ...

We found six communities that are also named Saint Nicholas.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Saint Nicholas is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Duval County
      • This Saint Nicholas is located in Duval County and lies 786 miles [1,264.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Saint Nicholas that is located in Schuylkill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Saint Nicholas.
    • Kansas
      • Atchison County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Atchison County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atchison County community of Saint Nicholas.
    • Michigan
      • Delta County
      • This Saint Nicholas is located in Delta County and lies 658 miles [1,058.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Saint Nicholas that is located in Schuylkill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delta County community of Saint Nicholas.
    • Minnesota
      • Stearns County
      • This Saint Nicholas is located in Stearns County and lies 970 miles [1,561.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Saint Nicholas that is located in Schuylkill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stearns County community of Saint Nicholas.
    • Ohio
      • Seneca County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Saint Nicholas [Seneca County].
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Saint Nicholas lies 722 miles [1,161.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Saint Nicholas that is located in Schuylkill County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Nicholas ...

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.

  • Bear Run Junction
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Bear Run Junction is located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Run Junction
  • Boston Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Boston Run is located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Run
  • Craigs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Craigs is located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
  • Ellen Gowan
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Ellen Gowan is located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellen Gowan
  • Frackville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Frackville Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hills Terrace
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Hills Terrace is located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Terrace
  • Krebs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Lost Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Maizeville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Maple Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Maple Hill is located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
  • Shoemakers
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Shoemakers is located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemakers
  • Turkey Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Turkey Run is located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Run
  • Vulcan
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Vulcan is located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Saint Nicholas and extending to:

  • Pottsville, which is the Seat of Schuylkill County, lies just to the South.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Saint Nicholas to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 139 miles [223.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 5,781 miles [9,303.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,492 miles [10,447.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,368 miles [7,029.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Saint Nicholas) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Saint Nicholas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Saint Nicholas 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 Saint Nicholas. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8046, Longitude: -76.1778       In this case, the coordinates for Saint Nicholas have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.233 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.992 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.576 degrees.