Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Troxelville:
  • 40.803134, -77.205261
  • 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 Troxelville

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Troxelville ...

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.

• Beaver Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Beaver Springs is located in Snyder County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
• Beavertown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Beavertown is located in Snyder County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beavertown <1>
• Cherry Run
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Cherry Run is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
• Coon Hunter
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Coon Hunter is located in Snyder County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Hunter
• Crossgrove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Crossgrove is located in Snyder County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgrove
• Glen Iron
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Glen Iron is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Iron
• Kissimmee
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Kissimmee is located in Snyder County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kissimmee
• Laurel Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Laurel Park is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
• Middle Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Middle Creek is located in Snyder County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
• Pardee
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pardee is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardee

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

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

• Middleburg, which is the Seat of Snyder County, lies just to the East.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Troxelville to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,824 miles [9,372.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,537 miles [10,520.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,413 miles [7,102 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'