Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Demunds Corners:
  • 41.380635, -75.943810
  • 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 Demunds Corners

• 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 Demunds Corners 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 Demunds Corners

Curious and Interesting Names Near Demunds Corners ...

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.

• Fern Brook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Fern Brook is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Brook
• Harveys Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Harveys Lake is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveys Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harveys Lake <1>
• Hays Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hays Corner is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Corner
• Hillside
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hillside is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
• Huntsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Huntsville is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
• Kunkle
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Kunkle is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
• Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
• Lockville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lockville is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockville
• Maplewood Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 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 east)
  • Orange is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
• Ruggles
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Ruggles is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
• Shavertown
  (4 miles [6.4 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>
• Trucksville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Trucksville is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trucksville
• Trucksville Gardens
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Trucksville Gardens is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trucksville Gardens

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

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

• Wilkes-Barre, which is the Seat of Luzerne County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Demunds Corners to Wilkes-Barre, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 90 miles [144.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 180 miles [289.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,747 miles [9,248.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,460 miles [10,396.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,336 miles [6,978.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'