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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 Unityville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Unityville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Unityville:
    • 41.233268, -76.514885
    • 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 Unityville
  • 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 Lycoming County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lycoming County
    • Since Unityville is near Columbia County and also Sullivan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan 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 Unityville

Communities Also Named Unityville ...

We found one communities that are also named Unityville.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Unityville is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Unityville in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • South Dakota
      • McCook County
      • This Unityville is located in McCook County and lies 1,077 miles [1,733.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Unityville that is located in Lycoming County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCook County community of Unityville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Unityville ...

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 Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Biggerstown
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Central
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Central is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Chestnut Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Chestnut Grove is located in Lycoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
  • Divide
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Divide is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
  • Elk Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Elk Grove is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Grove
  • Frenchtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Frenchtown is located in Lycoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
  • Greenwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Maple Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Maple Grove is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Pine Summit
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Summit is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Summit
  • Polkville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Polkville is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Unityville and extending to:

  • Williamsport, which is the Seat of Lycoming County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Unityville to Williamsport, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days 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 68 miles [109.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 163 miles [262.3 km] to the south (S). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,777 miles [9,297.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,491 miles [10,446.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,366 miles [7,026.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Unityville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Unityville 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 Unityville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2333, Longitude: -76.5149    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.40 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.249 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.546 degrees.