Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Shoemakers:
  • 40.831199, -76.129936
  • 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 Shoemakers

• 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 Shoemakers 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 Shoemakers

Communities Also Named Shoemakers ...

We found one communities that are also named Shoemakers.

There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Shoemakers.

Beyond Pennsylvania.

• Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
  • Monroe County
    • This Shoemakers is located in Monroe County and lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Shoemakers that is located in Schuylkill County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Shoemakers.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shoemakers ...

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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bear Run Junction is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Run Junction
• Boston Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Boston Run is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Run
• Craigs
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Craigs is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
• Ellen Gowan
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Ellen Gowan is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellen Gowan
• Hills Terrace
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Hills Terrace is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Terrace
• Krebs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Krebs is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
• Locust Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Locust Valley is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Valley
• Maple Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Maple Hill is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
• Pine Junction
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Pine Junction is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Junction
• Turkey Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Turkey Run is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Run
• Vulcan
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Vulcan is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan

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

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

• Pottsville, which is the Seat of Schuylkill County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Shoemakers to Pottsville, with an average speed<2> 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 54 miles [86.9 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 141 miles [226.9 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,778 miles [9,298.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,489 miles [10,443 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,365 miles [7,024.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'