Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Center Moreland:
  • 41.420078, -75.930199
  • 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 Center Moreland

• 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 Wyoming County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wyoming County
  • Since Center Moreland is near Luzerne County and also Lackawanna 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 Lackawanna 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 Center Moreland

Curious and Interesting Names Near Center Moreland ...

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.

• Evans Falls
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Evans Falls is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Falls
• Falls
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Falls is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls
• Fern Brook
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Fern Brook is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Brook
• Hays Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hays Corner is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Corner
• Jenks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jenks is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
• Kunkle
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Kunkle is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
• Lockville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Lockville is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockville
• Maplewood Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Maplewood Heights is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Heights
• Orange
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Orange is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
• Ransom
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Ransom is located in Lackawanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
• Ruggles
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Ruggles is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
• Shavertown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Shavertown is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shavertown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shavertown <1>

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

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

• Tunkhannock, which is the Seat of Wyoming County, lies just to the North.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Center Moreland 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 most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 183 miles [294.5 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 5,745 miles [9,245.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,458 miles [10,393.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,334 miles [6,974.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'