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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 Zeigler, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Zeigler 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 Zeigler:
    • 39.755659, -76.607747
    • 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 Zeigler
  • 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
    • Since Zeigler is near Baltimore County and also Harford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harford 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 Zeigler

Communities Also Named Zeigler ...

We found four communities that are also named Zeigler.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Zeigler is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Barbour County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Zeigler [Barbour County].
    • Georgia
      • Screven County
      • This Zeigler is located in Screven County and lies 561 miles [902.8 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Zeigler that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Screven County community of Zeigler.
    • Illinois
      • Franklin County
      • This Zeigler is located in Franklin County and lies 680 miles [1,094.4 km]<2> to the west of the Zeigler that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Zeigler.
    • Indiana
      • Saint Joseph County
      • This Zeigler is located in Saint Joseph County and lies 531 miles [854.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Zeigler that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Joseph County community of Zeigler.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Zeigler ...

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.

  • Bacon Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bacon Mill is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Mill
  • Beetree
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Beetree is located in Baltimore County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetree
  • Cross Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cross Mill is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Mill
  • Cross Roads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Cross Roads is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
  • Five Forks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Five Forks is located in Baltimore County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
  • Freeland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Freeland Farms
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Freeland Farms is located in Baltimore County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland Farms
  • Green Meadow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Meadow is located in Baltimore County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow
  • Grove Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Grove Mill is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Mill
  • Harris Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Harris Hill is located in Baltimore County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hill
  • Holiday Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Holiday Hills is located in Harford County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
  • Indian Meadows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Meadows is located in Baltimore County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Meadows
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Ivory Mill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Ivory Mill is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory Mill
    • Meadow Stream
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Meadow Stream is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Stream
    • Nestling Wind
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Nestling Wind is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestling Wind
    • Railroad
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Sunset View
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sunset View is located in Baltimore County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View
    • Walnut Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Walnut Springs is located in Baltimore County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Springs
    • Wilsons Choice
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Wilsons Choice is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons Choice
    • Windtree Valley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Windtree Valley is located in Baltimore County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windtree Valley
    • Winterstown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Winterstown is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterstown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people

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

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

  • York, which is the Seat of York County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Zeigler to York, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 39 miles [62.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 63 miles [101.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,843 miles [9,403.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,551 miles [10,542.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,427 miles [7,124.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Zeigler could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Zeigler) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Zeigler 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 Zeigler. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7557, Longitude: -76.6077       In this case, the coordinates for Zeigler have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.576 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.216 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.194 degrees.