Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Forest Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Forest Park and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Forest Park
- 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 Forest Park:
- 41.192304, -75.784916
- 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 Forest Park
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Luzerne County
- Since Forest Park is near Carbon County and also Lackawanna County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Carbon County
- eBird sighting report for Lackawanna 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 Forest Park ...
We found 54 communities that share the name Forest Park.
There are two communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Forest Park.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another 52 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 52 communities, 53 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Bucks County
- This Forest Park is located in Bucks County and lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Forest Park that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Forest Park.
- Pike County
- This Forest Park is located in Pike County and lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the east of the Forest Park that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Forest Park.
- Bucks County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Coffee County
- This Forest Park is located in Coffee County and lies 879 miles [1,414.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Forest Park that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Forest Park.
- Houston County
- This Forest Park is located in Houston County and lies 870 miles [1,400.1 km] to the southwest of the Forest Park that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Forest Park.
- Jefferson County
- This Forest Park is located in Jefferson County and lies 801 miles [1,289.1 km] to the southwest of the Forest Park that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Forest Park.
- Madison County
- This Forest Park is located in Madison County and lies 740 miles [1,190.9 km] to the southwest of the Forest Park that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Forest Park.
- Mobile County
- This Forest Park is located in Mobile County and lies 1,000 miles [1,609.3 km] to the southwest of the Forest Park that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Forest Park.
- Arkansas
- Pulaski 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 Arkansas community of Forest Park [Pulaski County].
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Forest Park is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,348 miles [3,778.7 km]<1> to the west of the Forest Park that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Forest Park.
- Santa Cruz County
- This Forest Park is located in Santa Cruz County and lies 2,468 miles [3,971.9 km] to the west of the Forest Park that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Cruz County community of Forest Park.
- Connecticut
- Tolland 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 Connecticut community of Forest Park [Tolland County].
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Forest Park is located in New Castle County and lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the south of the Forest Park that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Forest Park.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Forest Park is located in Hillsborough County and lies 992 miles [1,596.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Forest Park that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Forest Park.
- Georgia
- Clayton County
- This Forest Park is located in Clayton County and lies 702 miles [1,129.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Forest Park that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Forest Park.
- Dougherty County
- This Forest Park is located in Dougherty County and lies 812 miles [1,306.8 km] to the southwest of the Forest Park that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Forest Park.
- Hall County
- This Forest Park is located in Hall County and lies 657 miles [1,057.3 km] to the southwest of the Forest Park that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Forest Park.
- Muscogee County
- This Forest Park is located in Muscogee County and lies 783 miles [1,260.1 km] to the southwest of the Forest Park that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Forest Park.
- Richmond County
- This Forest Park is located in Richmond County and lies 630 miles [1,013.9 km] to the southwest of the Forest Park that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Forest Park.
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Forest Park is located in Cook County and lies 623 miles [1,002.6 km]<1> to the west of the Forest Park that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Forest Park.
- Will County
- This Forest Park is located in Will County and lies 635 miles [1,021.9 km] to the west of the Forest Park that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Forest Park.
- Indiana
- Bartholomew County
- This Forest Park is located in Bartholomew County and lies 550 miles [885.1 km]<1> to the west of the Forest Park that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bartholomew County community of Forest Park.
- Steuben County
- This Forest Park is located in Steuben County and lies 474 miles [762.8 km] to the west of the Forest Park that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Forest Park.
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Forest Park is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 1,128 miles [1,815.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Forest Park that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Forest Park.
- Ouachita Parish
- This Forest Park is located in Ouachita Parish and lies 1,080 miles [1,738.1 km] to the west southwest of the Forest Park that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita Parish community of Forest Park.
- Maryland
- Baltimore City
- This Forest Park is located in Baltimore City and lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Forest Park that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore City community of Forest Park.
- Charles County
- This Forest Park is located in Charles County and lies 188 miles [302.6 km] to the south southwest of the Forest Park that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Forest Park.
- Saint Mary's County
- This Forest Park is located in Saint Mary's County and lies 205 miles [329.9 km] to the south of the Forest Park that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary's County community of Forest Park.
- Washington County
- This Forest Park is located in Washington County and lies 167 miles [268.8 km] to the southwest of the Forest Park that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Forest Park.
- Massachusetts
- Hampden County
- This Forest Park is located in Hampden County and lies 177 miles [284.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Forest Park that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampden County community of Forest Park.
- Norfolk County
- This Forest Park is located in Norfolk County and lies 230 miles [370.1 km] to the east northeast of the Forest Park that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk County community of Forest Park.
- Missouri
- Lawrence County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Forest Park [Lawrence County].
- Saint Louis 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 Missouri community of Forest Park [Saint Louis County].
- Montana
- Dawson County
- This Forest Park is located in Dawson County and lies 1,482 miles [2,385 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Forest Park that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dawson County community of Forest Park.
- New Mexico
- Bernalillo County
- This Forest Park is located in Bernalillo County and lies 1,703 miles [2,740.7 km]<1> to the west of the Forest Park that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bernalillo County community of Forest Park.
- New York
- Chautauqua County
- This Forest Park is located in Chautauqua County and lies 211 miles [339.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Forest Park that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Forest Park.
- Queens 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 New York community of Forest Park [Queens County].
- North Carolina
- Pasquotank County
- This Forest Park is located in Pasquotank County and lies 338 miles [544 km]<1> to the south of the Forest Park that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pasquotank County community of Forest Park.
- Ohio
- Hamilton County
- This Forest Park is located in Hamilton County and lies 478 miles [769.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Forest Park that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Forest Park.
- Montgomery 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 Ohio community of Forest Park [Montgomery County].
- Ottawa County
- This Forest Park is located in Ottawa County and lies 394 miles [634.1 km] to the west of the Forest Park that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Forest Park.
- Oklahoma
- Oklahoma County
- This Forest Park is located in Oklahoma County and lies 1,232 miles [1,982.7 km]<1> to the west of the Forest Park that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma County community of Forest Park.
- Ontario
- This Forest Park lies 284 miles [457.1 km]<1> to the north of the Forest Park that is located in Luzerne County.
- Oregon
- Multnomah 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 Oregon community of Forest Park [Multnomah County].
- South Carolina
- Anderson County
- This Forest Park is located in Anderson County and lies 592 miles [952.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Forest Park that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Forest Park.
- Pickens County
- This Forest Park is located in Pickens County and lies 573 miles [922.2 km] to the southwest of the Forest Park that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Forest Park.
- Spartanburg County
- This Forest Park is located in Spartanburg County and lies 547 miles [880.3 km] to the southwest of the Forest Park that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Forest Park.
- Tennessee
- Hamilton County
- This Forest Park is located in Hamilton County and lies 661 miles [1,063.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Forest Park that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Forest Park.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Forest Park is located in Davis County and lies 1,865 miles [3,001.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Forest Park that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Forest Park.
- Virginia
- Bedford County
- This Forest Park is located in Bedford County and lies 325 miles [523 km]<1> to the southwest of the Forest Park that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Forest Park.
- Hampton City
- 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 Virginia community of Forest Park [Hampton City].
- Norfolk City
- This Forest Park is located in Norfolk City and lies 295 miles [474.8 km] to the south of the Forest Park that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk City community of Forest Park.
- Radford City
- This Forest Park is located in Radford City and lies 380 miles [611.6 km] to the southwest of the Forest Park that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Radford City community of Forest Park.
- Roanoke City
- This Forest Park is located in Roanoke City and lies 350 miles [563.3 km] to the southwest of the Forest Park that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Forest Park.
- Washington
- King 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 Washington community of Forest Park [King County].
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Forest Park ...
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.
- Fox Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Luzerne County
- Gracedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Keystone
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Laurel Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Run
- Laurel Run is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel Run <5>
- Miners Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Mills
- Miners Mills is located in Luzerne County
- Moosehead
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Mountain Top
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Top have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Mountain Top is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Top <5>
- Parsons
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
- Plains is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plains <5>
- Pleasant View Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Summit
- Pleasant View Summit is located in Luzerne County
- Shades Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shades Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shades Glen
- Shades Glen is located in Luzerne County
How Far From Forest Park 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 Forest Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Forest Park and extending to:
- Wilkes-Barre, which is the Seat of Luzerne County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Forest Park to Harrisburg, with an average speed<6>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 171 miles [275.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,749 miles [9,252.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,460 miles [10,396.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,336 miles [6,978.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Forest Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Luzerne County: www.luzernecounty.org/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
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- Forest Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Forest Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1923, Longitude: -75.7849 In this case, the coordinates for Forest Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Forest Park 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 Forest Park, 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Forest Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.961 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.746 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.237 degrees. |