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 East Lynn:
41.658965, -75.899641
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.
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:
We found three communities that share the name East Lynn.
Within Pennsylvania, the name East Lynn is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Illinois
Vermilion County
This East Lynn is located in Vermilion County and lies 624 miles [1,004.2 km]<1> to the west of the East Lynn that is located in Susquehanna County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vermilion County community of East Lynn.
Massachusetts
Essex County
This East Lynn is located in Essex County and lies 260 miles [418.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the East Lynn that is located in Susquehanna County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of East Lynn.
West Virginia
Wayne County
This East Lynn is located in Wayne County and lies 419 miles [674.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the East Lynn that is located in Susquehanna County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of East Lynn.
Curious and Interesting Names Near East Lynn ...
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.
Deckertown (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deckertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 East Lynn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in East Lynn and extending to:
Montrose, which is the Seat of Susquehanna County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from East Lynn 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 107 miles [172.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 199 miles [320.3 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 5,734 miles [9,228 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,448 miles [10,377.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,323 miles [6,957.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- East Lynn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Lynn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6590, Longitude: -75.8996 In this case, the coordinates for East Lynn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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.
<3>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 East Lynn 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 306.986 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.848 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.087 degrees.