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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 Sedgwick, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sedgwick 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 Sedgwick:
    • 39.793986, -77.231374
    • 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 Sedgwick
  • 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

Communities Also Named Sedgwick ...

We found nine communities that share the name Sedgwick.

There are two communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Sedgwick.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Philadelphia County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Sedgwick [Philadelphia County].
    • Venango County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Sedgwick [Venango County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Lawrence County
      • This Sedgwick is located in Lawrence County and lies 787 miles [1,266.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Sedgwick that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Sedgwick.
    • Colorado
      • Sedgwick County
      • This Sedgwick is located in Sedgwick County and lies 1,328 miles [2,137.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Sedgwick that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sedgwick County community of Sedgwick.
    • Kansas
      • Harvey County
      • This Sedgwick is located in Harvey County and lies 1,091 miles [1,755.8 km]<2> to the west of the Sedgwick that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harvey County community of Sedgwick.
    • Maine
      • Hancock County
      • This Sedgwick is located in Hancock County and lies 539 miles [867.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Sedgwick that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Sedgwick.
    • Missouri
      • Linn County
      • This Sedgwick is located in Linn County and lies 829 miles [1,334.1 km]<2> to the west of the Sedgwick that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Sedgwick.
    • South Dakota
      • Hyde County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Sedgwick [Hyde County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Ashland County
      • This Sedgwick is located in Ashland County and lies 814 miles [1,310 km]<2> to the northwest of the Sedgwick that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashland County community of Sedgwick.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sedgwick ...

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.

  • Black Horse Tavern
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Horse Tavern have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Horse Tavern
    • Black Horse Tavern is located in Adams County
  • Fairplay
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairplay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
    • Fairplay is located in Adams County
  • Goldenville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldenville
    • Goldenville is located in Adams County
  • Greenmount
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
    • Greenmount is located in Adams County
  • Hammer Hall
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammer Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammer Hall
    • Hammer Hall is located in Adams County
  • Lake Heritage
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Heritage have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Heritage
    • Lake Heritage is located in Adams County
  • Mairs Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mairs Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mairs Mill
    • Mairs Mill is located in Carroll County (MD)
  • Round Top
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Top have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
    • Round Top is located in Adams County
  • Seven Stars
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Stars have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
    • Seven Stars is located in Adams County
  • Square Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Square Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Square Corner
    • Square Corner is located in Adams County
  • Two Taverns
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Two Taverns have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Taverns
    • Two Taverns is located in Adams County

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

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

  • Gettysburg, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies just to the North.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Sedgwick to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 62 miles [99.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,868 miles [9,443.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,577 miles [10,584.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,453 miles [7,166.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Sedgwick 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sedgwick) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sedgwick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7940, Longitude: -77.2314       In this case, the coordinates for Sedgwick have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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.
<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 Sedgwick 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 307.946 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.641 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.448 degrees.









 

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