Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Glen Lyon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glen Lyon and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Glen Lyon
- 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 Glen Lyon:
- 41.175148, -76.072546
- 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 Glen Lyon
- 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 Glen Lyon is near Columbia County and also Wyoming County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- eBird sighting report for Wyoming 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 Glen Lyon ...
We found one communities that share the name Glen Lyon.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Glen Lyon is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Glen Lyon in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Manitoba
Curious and Interesting Names Near Glen Lyon ...
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.
- Buttonwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buttonwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwood
- Buttonwood is located in Luzerne County
- Curry Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Hill
- Curry Hill is located in Luzerne County
- Dogtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Dundee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Hobbie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Hughs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Lee
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Lee is located in Luzerne County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lee
- From Glen Lyon to Lee
- Pond Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Rippletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rippletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippletown
- Rippletown is located in Luzerne County
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- Roaring Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Brook
- Roaring Brook is located in Luzerne County
- Rule Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rule Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rule Corners
- Rule Corners is located in Luzerne County
- Silkworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Stairville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stairville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stairville
- Stairville is located in Luzerne County
- Sugar Notch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Notch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Notch
- Sugar Notch is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Warrior Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrior Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Run
- Warrior Run is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
- Roaring Brook
How Far From Glen Lyon 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 Glen Lyon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Glen Lyon and extending to:
- Wilkes-Barre, which is the Seat of Luzerne County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Glen Lyon to Wilkes-Barre, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 74 miles [119.1 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 165 miles [265.5 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,761 miles [9,271.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,474 miles [10,418.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,349 miles [6,999 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Glen Lyon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Luzerne County: www.luzernecounty.org/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | 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- Glen Lyon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Glen Lyon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1751, Longitude: -76.0725 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Glen Lyon to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.137 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.942 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.373 degrees. |