Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Tannertown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tannertown and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Tannertown

• 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 Tannertown:
  • 40.970915, -77.037747
  • 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 Tannertown

• 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 Union County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
  • Since Tannertown is near Snyder County and also Centre County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Snyder County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Centre 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 Tannertown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tannertown ...

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.

• Buffalo Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Buffalo Crossroads is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Crossroads
• College Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • College Park is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
• Dice
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Dice is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dice
• Dry Valley Crossroads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Dry Valley Crossroads is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Valley Crossroads
• Fairville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Fairville is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
• Johnstown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Johnstown is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
• Kelly Crossroads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Kelly Crossroads is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Crossroads
• Kelly Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Kelly Point is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Point
• Lewisburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Lewisburg is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <1>
• Old Furnace
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Old Furnace is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Furnace
• Pleasant Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Red Bank
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Red Bank is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
• Shakespeare Club
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Shakespeare Club is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakespeare Club
• Wildwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Wildwood is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

How Far From Tannertown 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 Tannertown to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Tannertown and extending to:

• Lewisburg, which is the Seat of Union County, lies just to the East.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Tannertown to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> 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 most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 143 miles [230.1 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,810 miles [9,350.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,523 miles [10,497.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,399 miles [7,079.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'