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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 Bardwell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bardwell 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 Bardwell:
    • 41.561188, -75.862140
    • 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 Bardwell
  • 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 Bardwell is near Lackawanna County and also Susquehanna County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lackawanna County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Susquehanna 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 Bardwell

Communities Also Named Bardwell ...

We found six communities that are also named Bardwell.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Bardwell is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Carlisle County
      • This Bardwell is located in Carlisle County and lies 773 miles [1,244 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bardwell that is located in Wyoming County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carlisle County community of Bardwell.
    • Massachusetts
      • Franklin County
      • This Bardwell is located in Franklin County and lies 177 miles [284.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bardwell that is located in Wyoming County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Bardwell.
      • Hampshire County
      • This Bardwell is located in Hampshire County and lies 185 miles [297.7 km] to the east northeast of the Bardwell that is located in Wyoming County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampshire County community of Bardwell.
    • Ohio
      • Brown County
      • This Bardwell is located in Brown County and lies 458 miles [737.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bardwell that is located in Wyoming County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Bardwell.
    • Texas
      • Ellis County
      • This Bardwell is located in Ellis County and lies 1,312 miles [2,111.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bardwell that is located in Wyoming County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ellis County community of Bardwell.
    • Wisconsin
      • Walworth County
      • This Bardwell is located in Walworth County and lies 663 miles [1,067 km]<1> to the west of the Bardwell that is located in Wyoming County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walworth County community of Bardwell.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bardwell ...

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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Carpenter Hollow is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Hollow
  • Carpenter Town
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Carpenter Town is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Town
  • Deckertown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Deckertown is located in Susquehanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckertown
  • Factoryville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Factoryville Station
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Factoryville Station is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factoryville Station
  • Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Falls is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls
  • Fleetville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Fleetville is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetville
  • Glenburn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Glenburn is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
  • Jenks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jenks is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Kaiserville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Kaiserville is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaiserville
    • Lemon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lemon is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
    • Lynn
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Lynn is located in Susquehanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
    • Marcy
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Marcy is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy
    • Schultzville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Schultzville is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultzville
    • Starkville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Starkville is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville

How Far From Bardwell to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bardwell to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Tunkhannock, which is the Seat of Wyoming County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Bardwell 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 194 miles [312.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,736 miles [9,231.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,450 miles [10,380.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,325 miles [6,960.4 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bardwell) 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 Bardwell 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 Bardwell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5612, Longitude: -75.8621       In this case, the coordinates for Bardwell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.972 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.817 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.112 degrees.