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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 Gouldsboro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gouldsboro 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 Gouldsboro:
    • 41.244529, -75.456018
    • 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 Gouldsboro
  • 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 Gouldsboro ...

We found three communities that share the name Gouldsboro.

There is one other community in Pennsylvania which is also named Gouldsboro.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Lackawanna County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Gouldsboro [Lackawanna County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Louisiana
      • Jefferson Parish
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Gouldsboro [Jefferson Parish].
    • Maine
      • Hancock County
      • This Gouldsboro is located in Hancock County and lies 436 miles [701.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Gouldsboro that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Gouldsboro.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gouldsboro ...

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
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
    • Daleville is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daleville <4>
  • Fells Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fells Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fells Corners
    • Fells Corners is located in Lackawanna County
  • Greentown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greentown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
    • Greentown is located in Pike County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greentown <4>
  • Harmony Hills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hills
    • Harmony Hills is located in Lackawanna County
  • Hemlock Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemlock Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Grove
    • Hemlock Grove is located in Pike County
  • Locust Lakes Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Lakes Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lakes Village
    • Locust Lakes Village is located in Monroe County
  • Maple Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Lake
    • Maple Lake is located in Lackawanna County
  • Moscow
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
    • Moscow is located in Lackawanna County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,026 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <4>
  • Mushroom Farms
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mushroom Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mushroom Farms
    • Mushroom Farms is located in Monroe County
  • Panther
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panther have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
    • Panther is located in Pike County
  • Quicktown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quicktown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quicktown
    • Quicktown is located in Lackawanna County
  • Rockdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
    • Rockdale is located in Lackawanna County
  • Spring Brook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Brook
    • Spring Brook is located in Lackawanna County

How Far From Gouldsboro 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 Gouldsboro to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Honesdale, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gouldsboro to Honesdale, with an average speed<5> 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 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 182 miles [292.9 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,733 miles [9,226.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,444 miles [10,370.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,320 miles [6,952.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

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

The official website for Wayne County: www.co.wayne.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Gouldsboro 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gouldsboro) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gouldsboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2445, Longitude: -75.4560       In this case, the coordinates for Gouldsboro have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Gouldsboro to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.757 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.523 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.067 degrees.









 

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