Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Fells 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 Fells Corners:
  • 41.303139, -75.532964
  • 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 Fells 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 Lackawanna County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lackawanna County
  • Since Fells Corners is near Wayne County and also Luzerne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Luzerne 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 Fells Corners

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fells 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.

• Daleville
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Daleville is located in Lackawanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daleville <1>
• Dunmore
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Dunmore is located in Lackawanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunmore
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,836 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunmore <1>
• Elmdale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Elmdale is located in Lackawanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
• Greenwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenwood is located in Lackawanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Harmony Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Harmony Hills is located in Lackawanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hills
• Maple Lake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Maple Lake is located in Lackawanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Lake
• Marshwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Marshwood is located in Lackawanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshwood
• Moscow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Moscow is located in Lackawanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,026 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <1>
• Pleasant View Summit
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant View Summit is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Summit
• Quicktown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Quicktown is located in Lackawanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quicktown
• Red Oak
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Red Oak is located in Lackawanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
• Rockdale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Rockdale is located in Lackawanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
• Spring Brook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Spring Brook is located in Lackawanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Brook

How Far From Fells Corners 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 Fells 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 Fells Corners and extending to:

• Scranton, which is the Seat of Lackawanna County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fells Corners to Scranton, 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 99 miles [159.3 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 184 miles [296.1 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<4> 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).<5>
• 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).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,321 miles [6,954 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'