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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 Schubert, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Schubert 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 Schubert:
- 40.497600, -76.221351
- 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 Schubert
- 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 Berks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berks County
- Since Schubert is near Schuylkill County and also Lebanon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Schuylkill County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lebanon 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 Schubert
Communities Also Named Schubert ...
We found one communities that are also named Schubert.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Schubert is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Schubert in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Cole County
- This Schubert is located in Cole County and lies 853 miles [1,372.8 km]<1> to the west of the Schubert that is located in Berks County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cole County community of Schubert.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Schubert ...
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.
- Charming Forge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Charming Forge is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charming Forge
- De Turksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- De Turksville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Turksville
- Frystown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Frystown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frystown
- Host
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Host is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Host
- Marstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Paradise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Paradise is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Round Head
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Round Head is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Head
- Summit Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Summit View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Summit View is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit View
- Wintersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Schubert 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 Schubert to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Schubert and extending to:
- Reading, which is the Seat of Berks County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Schubert to Reading, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 37 miles [59.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 118 miles [189.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,796 miles [9,327.8 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 4,381 miles [7,050.5 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Schubert) 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 Schubert 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 Schubert. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4976, Longitude: -76.2214 In this case, the coordinates for Schubert have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.286 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.003 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.724 degrees. |
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