Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sheppton:
  • 40.897587, -76.117711
  • 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 Sheppton

• 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 Sheppton is near Luzerne County and also Carbon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Luzerne County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carbon 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 Sheppton

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sheppton ...

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.

• Craigs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Craigs is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
• Fern Glen
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Fern Glen is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Glen
• Glen Junction
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Glen Junction is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Junction
• Gum Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Gum Run is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Run
• Haddock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Haddock is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
• Hills Terrace
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hills Terrace is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Terrace
• Humboldt
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Humboldt is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
• Krebs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Krebs is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
• Lofty
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lofty is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Pine Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine Junction is located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Junction
  • Rock Glen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rock Glen is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Glen
  • Shoemakers
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Shoemakers is located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemakers
  • Slabtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Slabtown is located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
  • Tomhicken
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Tomhicken is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhicken
  • Zion Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Zion Grove is located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Grove
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zion Grove <1>

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

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

• Pottsville, which is the Seat of Schuylkill County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sheppton to Pottsville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 58 miles [93.3 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 over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 146 miles [235 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,775 miles [9,294 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,486 miles [10,438.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,362 miles [7,020 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'