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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 South Danville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Danville 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 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montour County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for South Danville
Communities Also Named South Danville ...
We found three communities that are also named South Danville.
Within Pennsylvania, the name South Danville is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of three communities that are located 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.
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)
- Franklin Furnace
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Franklin Furnace is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Furnace
- Limestoneville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Limestoneville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestoneville
- Marion Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marion Heights is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
- Mechanicsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mexico
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mexico is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Mount Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Quitman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Quitman is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
- Reed
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Reed is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Roaring Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Roaring Creek is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Creek
- Rushtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rushtown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Shamrock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shamrock is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
- Snufftown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Snufftown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snufftown
- Strawberry Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Strawberry Ridge is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Ridge
- Union Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Corner is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corner
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<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- 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).<8>'
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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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> | 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. |
| <5> | 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.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). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.501 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.32 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.717 degrees. |
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