Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Aldovin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Aldovin and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Aldovin

• 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 Aldovin:
  • 41.617299, -75.938254
  • 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 Aldovin

• 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 Wyoming County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wyoming County
  • Since Aldovin is near Susquehanna County and also Lackawanna 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 Lackawanna 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 Aldovin

Curious and Interesting Names Near Aldovin ...

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.

• Carpenter Hollow
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Carpenter Hollow is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Hollow
• Deckertown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Deckertown is located in Susquehanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckertown
• Elk Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Elk Lake is located in Susquehanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Lake
• Factoryville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Factoryville is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factoryville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,183 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Factoryville <1>
• Factoryville Station
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Factoryville Station is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factoryville Station
• Jenks
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jenks is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
• Kaiserville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Kaiserville is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaiserville
• Lemon
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Lemon is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
• Lindaville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lindaville is located in Susquehanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindaville
• Lynn
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Lynn is located in Susquehanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
• Marcy
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Marcy is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy
• Starkville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Starkville is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
• Woodhouse
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Woodhouse is located in Susquehanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhouse

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Aldovin and extending to:

• Tunkhannock, which is the Seat of Wyoming County, lies just to the South.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 104 miles [167.4 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Aldovin to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 196 miles [315.4 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 5,737 miles [9,232.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,451 miles [10,381.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,327 miles [6,963.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'