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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 Fern Glen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fern Glen 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 Fern Glen:
- 40.946753, -76.158822
- 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 Fern Glen
- 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 Luzerne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Luzerne County
- Since Fern Glen is near Schuylkill County and also Columbia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Schuylkill County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia 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 Fern Glen
Communities Also Named Fern Glen ...
We found three communities that are also named Fern Glen.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Fern Glen is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Fern Glen is located in Hillsborough County and lies 953 miles [1,533.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Fern Glen that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Fern Glen.
- Missouri
- Saint Louis County
- This Fern Glen is located in Saint Louis County and lies 779 miles [1,253.7 km]<1> to the west of the Fern Glen that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Fern Glen.
- Ontario
- This Fern Glen lies 351 miles [564.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Fern Glen that is located in Luzerne County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fern Glen ...
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.
- Five Points
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Five Points is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Glen Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Glen Junction is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Junction
- Gum Run
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gum Run is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Run
- Mountain Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Grove is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Rock Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rock Glen is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Glen
- Slabtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Slabtown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Tomhicken
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tomhicken is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhicken
- Zion Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Fern Glen 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 Fern Glen to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fern Glen and extending to:
- Wilkes-Barre, which is the Seat of Luzerne County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fern Glen to Wilkes-Barre, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 59 miles [95 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 148 miles [238.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,774 miles [9,292.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,486 miles [10,438.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,362 miles [7,020 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Fern Glen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Fern Glen 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 Fern Glen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9468, Longitude: -76.1588 In this case, the coordinates for Fern Glen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.209 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.988 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.508 degrees. |
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