Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Shoenberger:
  • 40.633398, -78.185844
  • 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 Shoenberger

• 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 Huntingdon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Huntingdon County
  • Since Shoenberger is near Blair County and also Centre County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Blair County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Centre 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 Shoenberger

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shoenberger ...

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.

• Charlottsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Charlottsville is located in Blair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottsville
• Frogtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Frogtown is located in Huntingdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
• Gray
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gray is located in Blair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
• Ironville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Ironville is located in Blair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
• Seven Stars
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Seven Stars is located in Huntingdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
• Spruce Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Spruce Creek is located in Huntingdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spruce Creek <1>
• Union Furnace
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Union Furnace is located in Huntingdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
• Vail
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Vail is located in Blair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
• Warriors Mark
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Warriors Mark is located in Huntingdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warriors Mark
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warriors Mark <1>
• Water Street
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Water Street is located in Huntingdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Street

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

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

• Huntingdon, which is the Seat of Huntingdon County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Shoenberger to Huntingdon, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 72 miles [115.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 134 miles [215.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 5,871 miles [9,448.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,586 miles [10,599.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,462 miles [7,180.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'