Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Deckertown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deckertown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Deckertown
- 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 Deckertown:
- 41.660077, -75.827416
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Deckertown
- 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 Susquehanna County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Susquehanna County
- Since Deckertown is near Wyoming County and also Lackawanna County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wyoming County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Deckertown ...
We found three communities that share the name Deckertown.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Deckertown is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Jersey
- Sussex County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Deckertown [Sussex County].
- New York
- Schuyler County
- This Deckertown is located in Schuyler County and lies 69 miles [111 km]<2> to the northwest of the Deckertown that is located in Susquehanna County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuyler County community of Deckertown.
- Sullivan County
- This Deckertown is located in Sullivan County and lies 54 miles [86.9 km] to the east northeast of the Deckertown that is located in Susquehanna County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Deckertown.
- New Jersey
Curious and Interesting Names Near Deckertown ...
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.
- Carpenter Hollow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpenter Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Hollow
- Carpenter Hollow is located in Wyoming County
- Elk Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Lake
- Elk Lake is located in Susquehanna County
- Factoryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factoryville
- Factoryville is located in Wyoming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,183 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Factoryville <4>
- Factoryville Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Factoryville Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factoryville Station
- Factoryville Station is located in Wyoming County
- Fleetville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleetville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetville
- Fleetville is located in Lackawanna County
- Hop Bottom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hop Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hop Bottom
- Hop Bottom is located in Susquehanna County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hop Bottom <4>
- Kaiserville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kaiserville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaiserville
- Kaiserville is located in Wyoming County
- Lemon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Lindaville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lindaville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindaville
- Lindaville is located in Susquehanna County
- Lynn
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Marcy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Marshbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshbrook
- Marshbrook is located in Lackawanna County
- Starkville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starkville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Starkville is located in Wyoming County
- Woodhouse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Deckertown 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 Deckertown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Deckertown and extending to:
- Montrose, which is the Seat of Susquehanna County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Deckertown to Montrose, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 109 miles [175.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 201 miles [323.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,731 miles [9,223.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,445 miles [10,372.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,320 miles [6,952.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Deckertown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Susquehanna County: www.susquehanna.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Deckertown could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Deckertown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Deckertown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6601, Longitude: -75.8274 In this case, the coordinates for Deckertown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Deckertown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.942 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.798 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.054 degrees. |