Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Shunk:
  • 41.546187, -76.742733
  • 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 Shunk

• 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 Sullivan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
  • Since Shunk is near Bradford County and also Lycoming County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bradford County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lycoming 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 Shunk

Communities Also Named Shunk ...

We found one communities that are also named Shunk.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Shunk is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Shunk in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Ohio
    • Henry County
    • This Shunk is located in Henry County and lies 377 miles [606.7 km]<1> to the west of the Shunk that is located in Sullivan County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Shunk.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shunk ...

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.

• Carbon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Carbon is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
• Cold Spring
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cold Spring is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
• Dogtown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Dogtown is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
• Forksville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Forksville is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forksville <2>
• Grover
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Grover is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
• Hillsgrove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hillsgrove is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsgrove
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsgrove <2>
• Leroy
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Leroy is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
• Lincoln Falls
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lincoln Falls is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Falls
• Maple Summit
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Maple Summit is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Summit
• Minerville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Minerville is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerville

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

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

• Laporte, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Shunk to Laporte, 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 87 miles [140 km] to the south (S). 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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 183 miles [294.5 km] to the south (S). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,773 miles [9,290.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,489 miles [10,443 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,364 miles [7,023.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'