Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Trevorton:
  • 40.781196, -76.673018
  • 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 Trevorton

• 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 Trevorton is near Schuylkill County and also Dauphin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Schuylkill County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dauphin 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 Trevorton

Curious and Interesting Names Near Trevorton ...

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.

• Bear Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Bear Valley is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
• Dunkelbergers
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Dunkelbergers is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkelbergers
• Ferndale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Ferndale is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
• Hunter
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hunter is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
• Meadowview
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Meadowview is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
• Mile Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Mile Run is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Run
• Millers Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Millers Crossroads is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Crossroads
• Overlook
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Overlook is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
• Patricksburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Patricksburg is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
• Point Breeze
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Point Breeze is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Breeze
• Seven Points
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Seven Points is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Points
• Sunnyside
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunnyside is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Uniontown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Uniontown is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
• Wolfs Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Wolfs Crossroads is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Crossroads

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Trevorton and extending to:

• Sunbury, which is the Seat of Northumberland County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Trevorton to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two 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 131 miles [210.8 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 8 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,803 miles [9,339 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,515 miles [10,484.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,390 miles [7,065 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'