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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 Spring Glen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spring Glen 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 Spring Glen:
- 40.626197, -76.620797
- 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 Spring Glen
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Schuylkill County
- Since Spring Glen is near Dauphin County and also Northumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dauphin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Northumberland 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 Spring Glen
Communities Also Named Spring Glen ...
We found six communities that are also named Spring Glen.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Spring Glen is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- New Haven County
- This Spring Glen is located in New Haven County and lies 200 miles [321.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Spring Glen that is located in Schuylkill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of Spring Glen.
- Florida
- Duval County
- This Spring Glen is located in Duval County and lies 766 miles [1,232.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Spring Glen that is located in Schuylkill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Spring Glen.
- New York
- Ulster County
- This Spring Glen is located in Ulster County and lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Spring Glen that is located in Schuylkill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Spring Glen.
- Utah
- Carbon County
- This Spring Glen is located in Carbon County and lies 1,796 miles [2,890.4 km]<1> to the west of the Spring Glen that is located in Schuylkill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carbon County community of Spring Glen.
- Salt Lake County
- This Spring Glen is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,827 miles [2,940.3 km] to the west northwest of the Spring Glen that is located in Schuylkill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Spring Glen.
- Washington
- King County
- This Spring Glen is located in King County and lies 2,260 miles [3,637.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Spring Glen that is located in Schuylkill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Spring Glen.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Spring Glen ...
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.
- Big Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Big Run is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Fearnot
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fearnot is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearnot
- Gold Mine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Mine is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine
- Good Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Good Spring is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Spring
- Greenfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Greenfield is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Hebe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hebe is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebe
- Klingerstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Line Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Line Mountain is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Mountain
- Rough and Ready
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rough and Ready is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough and Ready
- Tower City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Urban
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Urban is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urban
How Far From Spring Glen 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 Spring Glen to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Spring Glen and extending to:
- Pottsville, which is the Seat of Schuylkill County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Spring Glen to Pottsville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 27 miles [43.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 121 miles [194.7 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,807 miles [9,345.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,518 miles [10,489.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,394 miles [7,071.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Spring Glen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Spring Glen 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 Spring Glen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6262, Longitude: -76.6208 In this case, the coordinates for Spring Glen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.516 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.284 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.846 degrees. |
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