Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dunmore, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dunmore and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dunmore
- 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 Dunmore:
- 41.419601, -75.632619
- 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 Dunmore
- 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 Lackawanna County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lackawanna County
- Since Dunmore is near Luzerne County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Luzerne County
- eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Dunmore ...
We found five communities that share the name Dunmore.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Dunmore is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Dunmore lies 1,767 miles [2,843.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Dunmore that is located in Lackawanna County.
- Montana
- Nova Scotia
- Ontario
- West Virginia
- Alberta
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dunmore ...
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.
- Barbertown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barbertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbertown
- Barbertown is located in Lackawanna County
- Bush Patch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bush Patch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Patch
- Bush Patch is located in Lackawanna County
- Dickson City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickson City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson City
- Dickson City is located in Lackawanna County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,731 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickson City <4>
- Grassy Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grassy Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Island
- Grassy Island is located in Lackawanna County
- Green Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Green Ridge is located in Lackawanna County
- Greenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Hillside Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Junction
- Hillside Junction is located in Lackawanna County
- Jessup
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jessup have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessup
- Jessup is located in Lackawanna County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,372 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jessup <4>
- Marshwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Olyphant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olyphant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olyphant
- Olyphant is located in Lackawanna County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,007 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olyphant <4>
- Peckville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peckville
- Peckville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peckville <4>
- Providence
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Lackawanna County
- Spike Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spike Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spike Island
- Spike Island is located in Lackawanna County
How Far From Dunmore 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 Dunmore to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dunmore and extending to:
- Scranton, which is the Seat of Lackawanna County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Dunmore to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5>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 three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 189 miles [304.2 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,733 miles [9,226.4 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 4,321 miles [6,954 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dunmore. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lackawanna County: www.lackawannacounty.org/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Dunmore) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dunmore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4196, Longitude: -75.6326 |
| <2> | 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 Dunmore 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. |
| <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 Dunmore 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 306.847 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.653 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.07 degrees. |