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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 Shenandoah Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shenandoah Heights 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 Shenandoah Heights:
- 40.827588, -76.206885
- 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 Shenandoah Heights
- 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 Shenandoah Heights 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 Shenandoah Heights
Communities Also Named Shenandoah Heights ...
We found one communities that are also named Shenandoah Heights.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Shenandoah Heights is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Shenandoah Heights in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Carter County
- This Shenandoah Heights is located in Carter County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Shenandoah Heights that is located in Schuylkill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Shenandoah Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shenandoah Heights ...
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 southeast)
- 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 southeast)
- Boston Run is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Run
- Craigs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Craigs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
- Ellen Gowan
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ellen Gowan is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellen Gowan
- Frackville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Frackville Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Frackville Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frackville Junction
- Hills Terrace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hills Terrace is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Terrace
- Krebs
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Krebs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Lost Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lost Creek is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Maizeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Maizeville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maizeville
- Maple Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Maple Hill is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Raven Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Raven Run is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Run
- Ringtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Turkey Run
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Turkey Run is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Run
How Far From Shenandoah Heights 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 Shenandoah Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shenandoah Heights and extending to:
- Pottsville, which is the Seat of Schuylkill County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Shenandoah Heights to Pottsville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 51 miles [82.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 140 miles [225.3 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<4> 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).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,493 miles [10,449.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- 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).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Shenandoah Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Shenandoah Heights 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 Shenandoah Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8276, Longitude: -76.2069 In this case, the coordinates for Shenandoah Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.249 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.014 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.579 degrees. |
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