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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 Calkins, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Calkins 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 Calkins:
- 41.655190, -75.155407
- 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 Calkins
- 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Since Calkins is near Sullivan County and also Pike 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 Pike 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 Calkins
Communities Also Named Calkins ...
We found three communities that are also named Calkins.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Calkins is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Shasta County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Calkins [Shasta County].
- Montana
- Meagher County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Calkins [Meagher County].
- Oregon
- Douglas County
- This Calkins is located in Douglas County and lies 2,426 miles [3,904.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Calkins that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Calkins.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Calkins ...
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.
- Bethany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cold Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cold Spring is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Damascus
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fallsdale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fallsdale is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsdale
- Hilltown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hilltown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltown
- Hunts Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hunts Corners is located in Sullivan County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corners
- Indian Orchard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Indian Orchard is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Orchard
- Lava
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lava is located in Sullivan County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lava
- Narrowsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tanners Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
How Far From Calkins to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Calkins to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Calkins and extending to:
- Honesdale, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Calkins to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 214 miles [344.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,703 miles [9,178.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,416 miles [10,325.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,291 miles [6,905.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Calkins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Calkins) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Calkins 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 Calkins. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6552, Longitude: -75.1554 In this case, the coordinates for Calkins have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.533 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.337 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.752 degrees. |
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