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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 Emmons, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Emmons and the surrounding area.
- 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 Emmons:
- 41.307304, -76.438556
- 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 Emmons
- 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 Sullivan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
- Since Emmons is near Columbia County and also Lycoming County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lycoming 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 Emmons
Communities Also Named Emmons ...
We found six communities that are also named Emmons.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Emmons is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Monroe County
- This Emmons is located in Monroe County and lies 915 miles [1,472.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Emmons that is located in Sullivan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Emmons.
- Kansas
- Washington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Emmons [Washington County].
- Kentucky
- Perry County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Emmons [Perry County].
- Minnesota
- Freeborn County
- This Emmons is located in Freeborn County and lies 880 miles [1,416.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Emmons that is located in Sullivan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Freeborn County community of Emmons.
- New York
- Otsego County
- This Emmons is located in Otsego County and lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Emmons that is located in Sullivan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otsego County community of Emmons.
- West Virginia
- Boone County
- This Emmons is located in Boone County and lies 354 miles [569.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Emmons that is located in Sullivan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Emmons.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Emmons ...
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.
- Beaver Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Beaver Lake is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
- Biggerstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
- Central
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Central is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Divide
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Divide is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
- Elk Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Elk Grove is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Grove
- Five Points
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Long Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
- Mossville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mossville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Polkville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Polkville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Red Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Red Rock is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Unityville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Emmons 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 Emmons to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Emmons and extending to:
- Laporte, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Emmons to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>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 169 miles [272 km] to the south (S). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,771 miles [9,287.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,485 miles [10,436.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,360 miles [7,016.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Emmons) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Emmons 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Emmons 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 Emmons. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3073, Longitude: -76.4386 In this case, the coordinates for Emmons have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.347 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.20 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.481 degrees. |
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