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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 Wetherill Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wetherill Junction and the surrounding area.
- 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 Wetherill Junction:
- 40.756756, -76.203276
- 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 Wetherill Junction
- 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 Schuylkill County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Schuylkill County
- Since Wetherill Junction is near Columbia County and also Northumberland 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 Northumberland 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 Wetherill Junction
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wetherill Junction ...
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 Run Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bear Run Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Run Junction
- Boston Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Boston Run is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Run
- Coal Castle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coal Castle is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Castle
- Dark Water
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dark Water is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dark Water
- Ellen Gowan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ellen Gowan is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellen Gowan
- Frackville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Frackville Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Frackville Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frackville Junction
- Hills Terrace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hills Terrace is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Terrace
- Lorraine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lorraine is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Lost Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lost Creek is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Maizeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Maizeville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maizeville
- Maple Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Maple Hill is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mechanicsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pottsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Raven Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Raven Run is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Run
- Seltzer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Seltzer is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seltzer
- Silver Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Creek is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Turkey Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Turkey Run is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Run
How Far From Wetherill Junction 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 Wetherill Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Wetherill Junction and extending to:
- Pottsville, which is the Seat of Schuylkill County, lies just to the South.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Wetherill Junction to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 135 miles [217.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 5,784 miles [9,308.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,495 miles [10,452.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,371 miles [7,034.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Wetherill Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Wetherill Junction 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 Wetherill Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7568, Longitude: -76.2033 In this case, the coordinates for Wetherill Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.253 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.007 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.607 degrees. |
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