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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Siglerville:
    • 40.739512, -77.532496
    • 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 Siglerville
  • 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 Mifflin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mifflin County
    • Since Siglerville is near Centre County and also Snyder County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Centre County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Snyder 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 Siglerville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Siglerville ...

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.

  • Beaverdam
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Beaverdam is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
  • Belltown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Belltown is located in Mifflin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
  • Cedar Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Hill is located in Mifflin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
  • Fruittown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Fruittown is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruittown
  • Garden View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Garden View is located in Mifflin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden View
  • Honey
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Honey is located in Mifflin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey
  • Honey Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Honey Creek is located in Mifflin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
  • Knobville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Knobville is located in Mifflin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobville
  • Locke Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Locke Mills is located in Mifflin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke Mills
  • Locust Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Locust Grove is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
  • Lumber City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lumber City is located in Mifflin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
  • Mount Pleasant
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Mifflin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Paintersville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Paintersville is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
    • Potters Mills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Potters Mills is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Mills
    • Red Mill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Red Mill is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
    • Reedsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Snook
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Snook is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snook

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

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

  • Lewistown, which is the Seat of Mifflin County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Siglerville to Lewistown, with an average speed<3> 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 46 miles [74 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 129 miles [207.6 km] to the south (S). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,840 miles [9,398.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,554 miles [10,547.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,429 miles [7,127.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Siglerville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Siglerville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Siglerville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7395, Longitude: -77.5325       In this case, the coordinates for Siglerville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.059 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.917 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.205 degrees.