Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Silverton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Silverton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Silverton
- 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 Silverton:
- 40.658701, -76.270504
- 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 Silverton
- 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 Schuylkill County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Schuylkill County
- Since Silverton is near Luzerne County and also Columbia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Luzerne County
- eBird sighting report for Columbia 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 Silverton ...
We found eighteen communities that share the name Silverton.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Silverton is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Silverton lies 2,066 miles [3,324.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Silverton that is located in Schuylkill County.
- Colorado
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Pratt County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Silverton [Pratt County].
- Stafford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Silverton [Stafford County].
- Manitoba
- This Silverton lies 1,378 miles [2,217.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Silverton that is located in Schuylkill County.
- Missouri
- Nevada
- New Jersey
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Silverton lies 1,077 miles [1,733.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Silverton that is located in Schuylkill County.
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Texas
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Silverton ...
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.
- Buck Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Coal Castle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Castle
- Coal Castle is located in Schuylkill County
- Forestville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forestville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Forestville is located in Schuylkill County
- Glen Carbon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Carbon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Carbon
- Glen Carbon is located in Schuylkill County
- Jonestown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Marlin
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Mechanicsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mechanicsville is located in Schuylkill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicsville <5>
- Middle Creek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Middle Creek is located in Schuylkill County
- Minersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
- Minersville is located in Schuylkill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,133 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minersville <5>
- Mount Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Schuylkill County
- Pottsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Pottsville is located in Schuylkill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,409 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottsville <5>
- Seltzer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seltzer
- Seltzer is located in Schuylkill County
- Willow Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Lake
- Willow Lake is located in Schuylkill County
How Far From Silverton 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 Silverton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Silverton and extending to:
- Pottsville, which is the Seat of Schuylkill County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Silverton to Harrisburg, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 128 miles [206 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,791 miles [9,319.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,502 miles [10,464 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,377 miles [7,044.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Silverton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Schuylkill County: www.co.schuylkill.pa.us/
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' (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- Silverton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Silverton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6587, Longitude: -76.2705 In this case, the coordinates for Silverton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Silverton could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Silverton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Silverton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.302 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.047 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.678 degrees. |