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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 Bryan Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bryan Mill 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 Bryan Mill:
    • 41.262581, -76.714123
    • 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 Bryan Mill
  • 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 Lycoming County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lycoming County
    • Since Bryan Mill is near Sullivan County and also Montour 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 Montour 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 Bryan Mill

Communities Also Named Bryan Mill ...

We found two communities that are also named Bryan Mill.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Bryan Mill is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Fannin County
      • This Bryan Mill is located in Fannin County and lies 597 miles [960.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bryan Mill that is located in Lycoming County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Bryan Mill.
    • Tennessee
      • Coffee County
      • This Bryan Mill is located in Coffee County and lies 634 miles [1,020.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bryan Mill that is located in Lycoming County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Bryan Mill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bryan Mill ...

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.

  • Beaver Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Beaver Lake is located in Lycoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
  • Biggerstown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
  • Chestnut Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Chestnut Grove is located in Lycoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
  • Clarkstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Clarkstown is located in Lycoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkstown
  • Dewey Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Dewey Corner is located in Lycoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey Corner
  • Exchange
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Exchange is located in Montour County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
  • Five Points
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Five Points is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Frenchtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Frenchtown is located in Lycoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
  • Huntersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Huntersville is located in Lycoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
  • Lime Bluff
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lime Bluff is located in Lycoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Bluff
  • Loyalsock ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Loyalsock is located in Lycoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalsock
  • Loyalsockville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Loyalsockville is located in Lycoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalsockville
  • Pine Summit
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine Summit is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Summit
  • Unityville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

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

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

  • Williamsport, which is the Seat of Lycoming County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Bryan Mill to Williamsport, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 68 miles [109.4 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 164 miles [263.9 km] to the south (S). 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 5,784 miles [9,308.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,498 miles [10,457.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,374 miles [7,039.3 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bryan Mill) 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 Bryan Mill 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 Bryan Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2626, Longitude: -76.7141       In this case, the coordinates for Bryan Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.519 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.388 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.624 degrees.