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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 Birchwood Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Birchwood Estates 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 Birchwood Estates:
- 41.357860, -75.578243
- 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 Birchwood Estates
- 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 Lackawanna County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lackawanna County
- Since Birchwood Estates is near Luzerne County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Luzerne County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Birchwood Estates
Communities Also Named Birchwood Estates ...
We found two communities that are also named Birchwood Estates.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Birchwood Estates is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Clay County
- This Birchwood Estates is located in Clay County and lies 1,005 miles [1,617.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Birchwood Estates that is located in Lackawanna County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Birchwood Estates.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Birchwood Estates is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,877 miles [3,020.7 km]<1> to the west of the Birchwood Estates that is located in Lackawanna County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Birchwood Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Birchwood Estates ...
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.
- Daleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dunmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fells Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fells Corners is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fells Corners
- Green Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Ridge is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Greenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Greenwood is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Harmony Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony Hills is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hills
- Maple Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Maple Lake is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Lake
- Marshwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Marshwood is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshwood
- Moscow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Providence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Providence is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Quicktown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Quicktown is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quicktown
- Rockdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rockdale is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Spring Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Spring Brook is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Brook
How Far From Birchwood Estates 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 Birchwood Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Birchwood Estates and extending to:
- Scranton, which is the Seat of Lackawanna County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Birchwood Estates 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 three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 186 miles [299.3 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 5,733 miles [9,226.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,445 miles [10,372.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,321 miles [6,954 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Birchwood Estates) 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 Birchwood Estates 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 Birchwood Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3579, Longitude: -75.5782 In this case, the coordinates for Birchwood Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.82 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.613 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.073 degrees. |
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