Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Factoryville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Factoryville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Factoryville
- 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 Factoryville:
- 41.563901, -75.782550
- 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 Factoryville
- 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 Wyoming County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wyoming County
- Since Factoryville is near Lackawanna County and also Susquehanna County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lackawanna County
- eBird sighting report for Susquehanna 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 Factoryville ...
We found six communities that share the name Factoryville.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania which is also named Factoryville.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Northampton County
- This Factoryville is located in Northampton County and lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Factoryville that is located in Wyoming County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Factoryville.
- Northampton County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Lyon 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 Factoryville [Lyon County].
- Michigan
- Kalamazoo County
- This Factoryville is located in Kalamazoo County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<1> to the west of the Factoryville that is located in Wyoming County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kalamazoo County community of Factoryville.
- Saint Joseph County
- This Factoryville is located in Saint Joseph County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km] to the west of the Factoryville that is located in Wyoming County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Joseph County community of Factoryville.
- Nebraska
- Cass County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Cass County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Factoryville.
- New York
- Essex County
- This Factoryville is located in Essex County and lies 203 miles [326.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Factoryville that is located in Wyoming County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Factoryville.
- Kansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Factoryville ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpenter Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Hollow
- Carpenter Hollow is located in Wyoming County
- Carpenter Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpenter Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Town
- Carpenter Town is located in Lackawanna County
- Craig
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Craig is located in Lackawanna County
- Deckertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deckertown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckertown
- Deckertown is located in Susquehanna County
- Factoryville Station
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Factoryville Station have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factoryville Station
- Factoryville Station is located in Wyoming County
- Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Fleetville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleetville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetville
- Fleetville is located in Lackawanna County
- Glenburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Marcy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Marshbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshbrook
- Marshbrook is located in Lackawanna County
- Schultzville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schultzville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultzville
- Schultzville is located in Lackawanna County
- Starkville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starkville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Starkville is located in Wyoming County
How Far From Factoryville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Factoryville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Factoryville and extending to:
- Tunkhannock, which is the Seat of Wyoming County, lies just to the West.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Factoryville 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 195 miles [313.8 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 6,446 miles [10,373.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,322 miles [6,955.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Factoryville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Factoryville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Factoryville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5639, Longitude: -75.7826 |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Factoryville 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Factoryville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Factoryville 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 306.924 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.763 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.075 degrees. |