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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 Zion Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Zion Grove 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 Zion Grove:
- 40.902745, -76.208984
- 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 Zion Grove
- 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 Zion Grove is near Luzerne County and also Columbia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Luzerne County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia 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 Zion Grove
Communities Also Named Zion Grove ...
We found three communities that are also named Zion Grove.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Zion Grove is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Moore County
- This Zion Grove is located in Moore County and lies 426 miles [685.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Zion Grove that is located in Schuylkill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moore County community of Zion Grove.
- Tennessee
- Sevier County
- This Zion Grove is located in Sevier County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Zion Grove that is located in Schuylkill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sevier County community of Zion Grove.
- Texas
- Rusk County
- This Zion Grove is located in Rusk County and lies 1,202 miles [1,934.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Zion Grove that is located in Schuylkill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rusk County community of Zion Grove.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Zion Grove ...
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.
- Beaver Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Beaver Valley is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Valley
- Craigs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Craigs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
- Dogtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dogtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Fern Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fern Glen is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Glen
- Ferndale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Glen Junction is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Junction
- Gum Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Run is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Run
- Krebs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mountain Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ringtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rock Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rock Glen is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Glen
- Slabtown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Slabtown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
How Far From Zion Grove 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 Zion Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Zion Grove and extending to:
- Pottsville, which is the Seat of Schuylkill County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Zion Grove to Pottsville, with an average speed<3> 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 55 miles [88.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 145 miles [233.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,778 miles [9,298.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,490 miles [10,444.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,365 miles [7,024.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Zion Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Zion Grove 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 Zion Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9027, Longitude: -76.2090 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.244 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.019 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.549 degrees. |
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