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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 Weavertown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Weavertown 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 Weavertown:
    • 40.360092, -76.289676
    • 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 Weavertown
  • 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 Lebanon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lebanon County
    • Since Weavertown is near Berks County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Berks County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster 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 Weavertown

Communities Also Named Weavertown ...

We found three communities that are also named Weavertown.

There are three communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Weavertown.

Beyond Pennsylvania.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Berks County
      • This Weavertown is located in Berks County and lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the east of the Weavertown that is located in Lebanon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Weavertown.
    • Lancaster County
      • This Weavertown is located in Lancaster County and lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Weavertown that is located in Lebanon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Weavertown.
    • Washington County
      • This Weavertown is located in Washington County and lies 204 miles [328.3 km]<1> to the west of the Weavertown that is located in Lebanon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Weavertown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Weavertown ...

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 Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Buffalo Springs is located in Lebanon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
  • Charming Forge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Charming Forge is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charming Forge
  • Dogtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Dogtown is located in Lebanon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
  • Frystown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Frystown is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frystown
  • Hebron
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Hebron is located in Lebanon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Host
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Host is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Host
  • Johnstown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Johnstown is located in Lebanon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
  • Moonstown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Moonstown is located in Lebanon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonstown
  • Springhaven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Springhaven is located in Lebanon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhaven
  • Summit View
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Summit View is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit View
  • Sunset
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Sunset is located in Lebanon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
  • Wintersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Wintersville is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville

How Far From Weavertown to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Weavertown to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Lebanon, which is the Seat of Lebanon County, lies just to the West.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Weavertown to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 108 miles [173.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,804 miles [9,340.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,514 miles [10,483.3 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>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Weavertown) 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 Weavertown 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 Weavertown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3601, Longitude: -76.2897       In this case, the coordinates for Weavertown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.339 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.041 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.81 degrees.