Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Shreiners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shreiners and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Shreiners
- 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 Shreiners:
- 40.865640, -76.843857
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Shreiners
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Snyder County
- Since Shreiners is near Northumberland County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Northumberland County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Shreiners ...
We found one communities that share the name Shreiners.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania which is also named Shreiners.
Beyond Pennsylvania.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shreiners ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - College Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- College Park is located in Union County
- Dogtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Dry Valley Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Valley Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Valley Crossroads
- Dry Valley Crossroads is located in Union County
- Fairville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Fishers Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Ferry
- Fishers Ferry is located in Northumberland County
- Hummels Wharf
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hummels Wharf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hummels Wharf
- Hummels Wharf is located in Snyder County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hummels Wharf <3>
- Mile Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Run
- Mile Run is located in Northumberland County
- Mount Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Northumberland County
- Patricksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patricksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
- Patricksburg is located in Northumberland County
- Purdytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Turtleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turtleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtleville
- Turtleville is located in Union County
- Wolfs Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolfs Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Crossroads
- Wolfs Crossroads is located in Northumberland County
How Far From Shreiners to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Shreiners to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shreiners and extending to:
- Middleburg, which is the Seat of Snyder County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Shreiners to Middleburg, with an average speed<4> 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 40 miles [64.4 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 136 miles [218.9 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shreiners. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Snyder County: www.snydercounty.org/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shreiners) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shreiners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8656, Longitude: -76.8439 In this case, the coordinates for Shreiners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Shreiners to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.631 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.452 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.847 degrees. |