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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 Silvara, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Silvara and the surrounding area.
- 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 Silvara:
- 41.698687, -76.134373
- 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 Silvara
- 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 Bradford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bradford County
- Since Silvara is near Susquehanna County and also Wyoming County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Susquehanna County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wyoming 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 Silvara
Curious and Interesting Names Near Silvara ...
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.
- Brushville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brushville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushville
- Cherrytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cherrytown is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrytown
- Jenningsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jenningsville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenningsville
- Laceyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Limehill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Limehill is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limehill
- Merryall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Merryall is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merryall
- Rocky Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Forest is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Forest
- Rush
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rush is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Rushville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rushville is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Skinners Eddy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Skinners Eddy is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinners Eddy
- Stevensville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stone House Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Stone House Corner is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House Corner
- Sugar Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Terrytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Terrytown is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrytown
How Far From Silvara 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 Silvara to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Silvara and extending to:
- Towanda, which is the Seat of Bradford County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Silvara to Towanda, 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 five to six hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 105 miles [169 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 199 miles [320.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,742 miles [9,240.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,457 miles [10,391.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,332 miles [6,971.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Silvara) 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 Silvara 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 Silvara. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6987, Longitude: -76.1344 In this case, the coordinates for Silvara have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.125 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.012 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.176 degrees. |
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