Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Shamokin Dam, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shamokin Dam and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Shamokin Dam

• 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 Shamokin Dam:
  • 40.849877, -76.821884
  • 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 Shamokin Dam

• 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 Snyder County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Snyder County
  • Since Shamokin Dam is near Northumberland County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Northumberland County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Shamokin Dam

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shamokin Dam ...

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.

• Caketown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Caketown is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caketown
• Dogtown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dogtown is located in Snyder County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
• Dry Valley Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dry Valley Crossroads is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Valley Crossroads
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dry Valley Crossroads
  • From Shamokin Dam to Dry Valley Crossroads
• Fishers Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Fishers Ferry is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Ferry
• Hummels Wharf
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Hummels Wharf is located in Snyder County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hummels Wharf
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hummels Wharf <1>
• Mile Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mile Run is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Run
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mile Run
  • From Shamokin Dam to Mile Run
• Mount Pleasant
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Patricksburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Patricksburg is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
• Purdytown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Purdytown is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdytown
• Seven Points
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Seven Points is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Points
• Turtleville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Turtleville is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtleville
• Wolfs Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Wolfs Crossroads is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Crossroads

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Shamokin Dam and extending to:

• Middleburg, which is the Seat of Snyder County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Shamokin Dam to Middleburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 39 miles [62.8 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 just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 135 miles [217.3 km] to the south (S). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,806 miles [9,343.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,519 miles [10,491.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,394 miles [7,071.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'