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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 French Settlement, we use the following websites to find information relevant to French Settlement and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 French Settlement:
    • 41.210912, -77.012745
    • 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 French Settlement
  • 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 French Settlement ...

We found three communities that share the name French Settlement.

Within Pennsylvania, the name French Settlement is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Louisiana
      • Livingston Parish
      • This French Settlement is located in Livingston Parish and lies 1,075 miles [1,730 km]<1> to the southwest of the French Settlement that is located in Lycoming County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston Parish community of French Settlement.
    • Maine
      • Penobscot County
      • This French Settlement is located in Penobscot County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the French Settlement that is located in Lycoming County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Penobscot County community of French Settlement.
    • Ontario
      • This French Settlement lies 312 miles [502.1 km]<1> to the north of the French Settlement that is located in Lycoming County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near French Settlement ...

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.

  • Fairlawn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
    • Fairlawn is located in Lycoming County
  • Fritz ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fritz have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritz
    • Fritz is located in Lycoming County
  • Garden View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden View
    • Garden View is located in Lycoming County
  • Grampian Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grampian Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grampian Hills
    • Grampian Hills is located in Lycoming County
  • Hepburnville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hepburnville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburnville
    • Hepburnville is located in Lycoming County
  • Loyalsock ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loyalsock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalsock
    • Loyalsock is located in Lycoming County
  • Maple Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
    • Maple Hill is located in Lycoming County
  • Picture Rocks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Picture Rocks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picture Rocks
    • Picture Rocks is located in Lycoming County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
  • Pine Run
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Run
    • Pine Run is located in Lycoming County
  • Spring Garden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
    • Spring Garden is located in Union County
  • Woodland Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
    • Woodland Park is located in Lycoming County

How Far From French Settlement to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as French Settlement to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in French Settlement and extending to:

  • Williamsport, which is the Seat of Lycoming County, lies just to the North.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from French Settlement to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 159 miles [255.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,799 miles [9,332.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,513 miles [10,481.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,388 miles [7,061.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for French Settlement. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lycoming County: www.lyco.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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- French Settlement) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in French Settlement. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2109, Longitude: -77.0127       In this case, the coordinates for French Settlement have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<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 French Settlement to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.705 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.59 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.78 degrees.




 

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