Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Victoria Furnace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Victoria Furnace and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Victoria Furnace
- 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 Victoria Furnace:
- 40.416475, -76.875807
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Victoria Furnace
- 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 Dauphin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Dauphin County
- Since Victoria Furnace is near Perry County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Perry County
- eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Victoria Furnace ...
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.
- Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Ellendale Forge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellendale Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale Forge
- Ellendale Forge is located in Dauphin County
- Enders
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Enders is located in Dauphin County
- Enterline
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterline
- Enterline is located in Dauphin County
- Fisherville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisherville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
- Fisherville is located in Dauphin County
- Fort Hunter
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunter
- Fort Hunter is located in Dauphin County
- Fox Chase
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Half Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Half Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Falls
- Half Falls is located in Perry County
- Marysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Marysville is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,553 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <2>
- Piketown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Ritzie Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ritzie Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritzie Village
- Ritzie Village is located in Dauphin County
- Rockville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Singersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Singersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singersville
- Singersville is located in Dauphin County
- Stone Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Glen
- Stone Glen is located in Dauphin County
How Far From Victoria Furnace 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 Victoria Furnace to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Victoria Furnace and extending to:
- Harrisburg, which is the Seat of Dauphin County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Victoria Furnace to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 105 miles [169 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,826 miles [9,376 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,413 miles [7,102 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Victoria Furnace. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Victoria Furnace) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Victoria Furnace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4165, Longitude: -76.8758 In this case, the coordinates for Victoria Furnace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Victoria Furnace to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.686 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.444 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.044 degrees. |