Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Blytheburn:
  • 41.125638, -75.953533
  • 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 Blytheburn

• 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 Luzerne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Luzerne County
  • Since Blytheburn is near Carbon County and also Columbia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carbon County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia 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 Blytheburn

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blytheburn ...

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.

• Dundee
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Dundee is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
• Gracedale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gracedale is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracedale
• Honey Hole
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Honey Hole is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Hole
• Mountain Top
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mountain Top is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Top <1>
• Rippletown
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Rippletown is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippletown
• Rule Corners
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Rule Corners is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rule Corners
• Sand Spring
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Sand Spring is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Spring
• Springtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Springtown is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
• Stairville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Stairville is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stairville
• Sugar Notch
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Sugar Notch is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Notch
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
• Warrior Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Warrior Run is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Run
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people

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

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

• Wilkes-Barre, which is the Seat of Luzerne County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Blytheburn to Wilkes-Barre, 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 75 miles [120.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 164 miles [263.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,758 miles [9,266.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,470 miles [10,412.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,346 miles [6,994.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'