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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 Scranton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Scranton and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Scranton:
    • 35.360973, -93.539126
    • 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 Scranton
  • 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 Scranton ...

We found eighteen communities that share the name Scranton.

Within Arkansas, the name Scranton is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Geneva County
      • This Scranton is located in Geneva County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Scranton that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Geneva County community of Scranton.
    • California
      • Inyo County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Scranton [Inyo County].
    • Colorado
      • Arapahoe County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Scranton [Arapahoe County].
    • Iowa
      • Greene County
      • This Scranton is located in Greene County and lies 462 miles [743.5 km]<1> to the north of the Scranton that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Scranton.
    • Kansas
      • Osage County
      • This Scranton is located in Osage County and lies 265 miles [426.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Scranton that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Osage County community of Scranton.
    • Kentucky
      • Menifee County
      • This Scranton is located in Menifee County and lies 583 miles [938.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Scranton that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Menifee County community of Scranton.
    • Michigan
      • Sanilac County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Scranton [Sanilac County].
    • Minnesota
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Scranton is located in Saint Louis County and lies 833 miles [1,340.6 km]<1> to the north of the Scranton that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Scranton.
    • Mississippi
      • Jackson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Scranton [Jackson County].
    • New York
      • Erie County
      • This Scranton is located in Erie County and lies 936 miles [1,506.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Scranton that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Scranton.
    • North Carolina
      • Hyde County
      • This Scranton is located in Hyde County and lies 960 miles [1,545 km]<1> to the east of the Scranton that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hyde County community of Scranton.
    • North Dakota
      • Bowman County
      • This Scranton is located in Bowman County and lies 896 miles [1,442 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Scranton that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bowman County community of Scranton.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lackawanna County
      • This Scranton is located in Lackawanna County and lies 1,051 miles [1,691.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Scranton that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lackawanna County community of Scranton.
    • South Carolina
      • Florence County
      • This Scranton is located in Florence County and lies 789 miles [1,269.8 km]<1> to the east of the Scranton that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Scranton.
    • South Dakota
      • Walworth County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Scranton [Walworth County].
    • Texas
      • Eastland County
      • This Scranton is located in Eastland County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Scranton that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eastland County community of Scranton.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Salt Lake County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Scranton.
    • Wisconsin
      • Wood County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Scranton [Wood County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Scranton ...

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.

  • Bushtown ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bushtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushtown
    • Bushtown is located in Johnson County
  • Cotton Town
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
    • Cotton Town is located in Logan County
  • Dublin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
    • Dublin is located in Logan County
  • Hartman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
    • Hartman is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
  • Jamestown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Jamestown is located in Johnson County
  • Montana
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montana have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
    • Montana is located in Johnson County
  • Plainview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
    • Plainview is located in Logan County
  • Pleasant Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Logan County
  • Prairie View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
    • Prairie View is located in Logan County
  • Sand Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
    • Sand Ridge is located in Logan County
  • Shady Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Shady Grove is located in Johnson County
  • Union
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Union is located in Logan County

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

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

  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Scranton to Little Rock, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 939 miles [1,511.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,727 miles [10,826.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,461 miles [12,007.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,339 miles [8,592.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Scranton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Scranton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Scranton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3610, Longitude: -93.5391    
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Scranton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Scranton 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.
<4>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.
<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 Scranton 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 318.059 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.618 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.834 degrees.









 

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