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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 Atco, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Atco 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 Atco:
- 41.621200, -75.085725
- 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 Atco
- 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Since Atco is near Sullivan County and also Pike County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pike 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 Atco
Communities Also Named Atco ...
We found three communities that are also named Atco.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Atco is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Bartow County
- This Atco is located in Bartow County and lies 737 miles [1,186.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Atco that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bartow County community of Atco.
- New Jersey
- Camden County
- This Atco is located in Camden County and lies 128 miles [206 km]<1> to the south of the Atco that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Atco.
- Texas
- McLennan County
- This Atco is located in McLennan County and lies 1,408 miles [2,266 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Atco that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLennan County community of Atco.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Atco ...
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.
- Damascus
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fallsdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fallsdale is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsdale
- Fawn Lake Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fawn Lake Forest is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Lake Forest
- Hunts Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hunts Corners is located in Sullivan County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corners
- Indian Orchard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Orchard is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Orchard
- Lava
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lava is located in Sullivan County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lava
- Masthope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Masthope is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masthope
- Masthope Rapids
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Masthope Rapids is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masthope Rapids
- Narrowsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
How Far From Atco 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 Atco to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Atco and extending to:
- Honesdale, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Atco to Honesdale, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 131 miles [210.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 214 miles [344.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,702 miles [9,176.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,414 miles [10,322.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,290 miles [6,904.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Atco) 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 Atco 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 Atco. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6212, Longitude: -75.0857 In this case, the coordinates for Atco have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.495 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.288 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.736 degrees. |
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