Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in South Danville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Danville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for South Danville
- 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 South Danville:
- 40.961753, -76.642179
- 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 South Danville
- 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 Northumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Northumberland County
- Since South Danville is near Montour County and also Columbia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Montour 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 South Danville ...
We found three communities that share the name South Danville.
Within Pennsylvania, the name South Danville is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Vermilion County
- This South Danville is located in Vermilion County and lies 579 miles [931.8 km]<1> to the west of the South Danville that is located in Northumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vermilion County community of South Danville.
- Maine
- Androscoggin 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 Maine community of South Danville [Androscoggin County].
- New Hampshire
- Rockingham County
- This South Danville is located in Rockingham County and lies 313 miles [503.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the South Danville that is located in Northumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of South Danville.
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near South Danville ...
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.
- Danville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Danville is located in Montour County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,595 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <3>
- Franklin Furnace
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Furnace
- Franklin Furnace is located in Montour County
- Limestoneville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limestoneville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestoneville
- Limestoneville is located in Montour County
- Marion Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
- Marion Heights is located in Northumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
- Mechanicsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Mexico
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Mount Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- 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 Northumberland County
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Quitman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Reed
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Roaring Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Creek
- Roaring Creek is located in Montour County
- Rushtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Shamrock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Snufftown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Strawberry Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Ridge
- Strawberry Ridge is located in Montour County
- Union Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corner
- Union Corner is located in Northumberland County
- Shamrock
How Far From South Danville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as South Danville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in South Danville and extending to:
- Sunbury, which is the Seat of Northumberland County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from South Danville to Sunbury, with an average speed<5> 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 48 miles [77.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 144 miles [231.7 km] to the south (S). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,794 miles [9,324.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,507 miles [10,472 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,382 miles [7,052.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Danville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Northumberland County: www.northumberlandco.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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Danville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South Danville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9618, Longitude: -76.6422 In this case, the coordinates for South Danville 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 South Danville 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 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. |
| <6> | 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 South Danville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.501 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.32 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.717 degrees. |