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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 Boulevard Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Boulevard Manor 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 Boulevard Manor:
- 41.246748, -75.830750
- 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 Boulevard Manor
- 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 Boulevard Manor is near Lackawanna County and also Carbon 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 Carbon 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 Boulevard Manor
Communities Also Named Boulevard Manor ...
We found one communities that are also named Boulevard Manor.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Boulevard Manor is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Boulevard Manor in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Virginia Beach City
- This Boulevard Manor is located in Virginia Beach City and lies 304 miles [489.2 km]<1> to the south of the Boulevard Manor that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Virginia Beach City community of Boulevard Manor.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Boulevard Manor ...
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.
- Dickville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dickville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickville
- Edwardsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Forest Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Park is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forty Fort
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Forty Fort is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Fort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,025 people
- Fox Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fox Hill is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hill
- Georgetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Inkerman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Inkerman is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkerman
- Keystone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Keystone is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Laurel Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lee Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lee Park is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
- Miners Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Miners Mills is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Mills
- Parsons
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Parsons is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Plains
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Plainsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Plainsville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsville
- Pringle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pringle is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 913 people
- Wyoming
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
How Far From Boulevard Manor 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 Boulevard Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Boulevard Manor and extending to:
- Wilkes-Barre, which is the Seat of Luzerne County, lies just to the West.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Boulevard Manor 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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 174 miles [280 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 5,748 miles [9,250.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,460 miles [10,396.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,336 miles [6,978.1 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Boulevard Manor) 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 Boulevard Manor 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 Boulevard Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2467, Longitude: -75.8307 In this case, the coordinates for Boulevard Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.983 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.78 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.234 degrees. |
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