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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 Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Zion Heights 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 Heights:
- 41.846464, -76.247988
- 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 Heights
- 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 Bradford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bradford County
- Since Zion Heights is near Susquehanna County and also Tioga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Susquehanna County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tioga 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 Heights
Communities Also Named Zion Heights ...
We found one communities that are also named Zion Heights.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Zion Heights is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Zion Heights in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Zion Heights is located in Jefferson County and lies 812 miles [1,306.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Zion Heights that is located in Bradford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Zion Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Zion Heights ...
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.
- Brushville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brushville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushville
- Bumpville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bumpville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpville
- Limehill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Limehill is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limehill
- Nixon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nixon is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Potterville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Potterville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potterville
- Prattville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Prattville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
- Rushville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rushville is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Standing Stone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Standing Stone is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Stone
- Stevensville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stone House Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stone House Corner is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House Corner
- Towner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Towner is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towner
How Far From Zion Heights 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 Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Zion Heights and extending to:
- Towanda, which is the Seat of Bradford County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Zion Heights to Towanda, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 112 miles [180.2 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 207 miles [333.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,740 miles [9,237.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,456 miles [10,389.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,331 miles [6,970.1 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 Heights) 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 Heights 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 Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8465, Longitude: -76.2480 In this case, the coordinates for Zion Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.181 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.098 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.164 degrees. |
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