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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Zeigler
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Zeigler ...
We found four communities that share the name Zeigler.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Zeigler is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bacon Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Mill
- Bacon Mill is located in York County
- Beetree
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Cross Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Mill
- Cross Mill is located in York County
- Cross Roads
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Cross Roads is located in York County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Five Forks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Five Forks is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Freeland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland
- Freeland is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeland <4>
- Freeland Farms
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeland Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland Farms
- Freeland Farms is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Green Meadow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow
- Green Meadow is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Grove Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Mill
- Grove Mill is located in York County
- Harris Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hill
- Harris Hill is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Holiday Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Holiday Hills is located in Harford County (MD)
- Indian Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Meadows
- Indian Meadows is located in Baltimore County (MD)
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- Ivory Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivory Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory Mill
- Ivory Mill is located in Harford County (MD)
- Meadow Stream
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Stream have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Stream
- Meadow Stream is located in Harford County (MD)
- Nestling Wind
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nestling Wind have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestling Wind
- Nestling Wind is located in Harford County (MD)
- Railroad
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Railroad have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Railroad
- Railroad is located in York County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Railroad <4>
- Sunset View
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View
- Sunset View is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Walnut Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Springs
- Walnut Springs is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Wilsons Choice
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilsons Choice have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons Choice
- Wilsons Choice is located in Harford County (MD)
- Windtree Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windtree Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windtree Valley
- Windtree Valley is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Winterstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterstown
- Winterstown is located in York County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- Ivory Mill
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<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,427 miles [7,124.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Zeigler. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for York County: www.york-county.org/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Zeigler) to Point B.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). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.576 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.216 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.194 degrees. |