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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 Courtdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Courtdale 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 Courtdale:
    • 41.290081, -75.906586
    • 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 Courtdale
  • 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 Courtdale is near Wyoming County and also Lackawanna County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wyoming 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 Courtdale

Curious and Interesting Names Near Courtdale ...

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.

  • Chase
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Chase is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
  • Dickville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Dickville is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickville
  • Edwardsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Fern Brook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fern Brook is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Brook
  • Forty Fort
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Forty Fort is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Fort
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,025 people
  • Gregory
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Gregory is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
  • Hillside
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Hillside is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
  • Huntsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Huntsville is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
  • Larksville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Maplewood Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Maplewood Heights is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Heights
  • Parsons
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Parsons is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
  • Plains
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Plainsville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Plainsville is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsville
    • Plymouth
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pringle
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Pringle is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 913 people
    • Shavertown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Trucksville
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Trucksville is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trucksville
    • Trucksville Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Trucksville Gardens is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trucksville Gardens
    • Wyoming
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)

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

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

  • Wilkes-Barre, which is the Seat of Luzerne County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Courtdale 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 175 miles [281.6 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 5,750 miles [9,253.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,462 miles [10,399.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,338 miles [6,981.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Courtdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Courtdale 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 Courtdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2901, Longitude: -75.9066       In this case, the coordinates for Courtdale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.025 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.834 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.249 degrees.