Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Gum Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gum Run and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Gum Run

• 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 Gum Run:
  • 40.952030, -76.129932
  • 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 Gum Run

• 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 Gum Run 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 Gum Run

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gum Run ...

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.

• Cranberry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cranberry is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
• Fern Glen
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Fern Glen is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Glen
• Five Points
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Five Points is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Glen Junction
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Glen Junction is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Junction
• Green Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Green Ridge is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
• Hollars Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hollars Hill is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollars Hill
• Humboldt
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Humboldt is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
• Mountain Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mountain Grove is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
• Rock Glen
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Rock Glen is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Glen
• Slabtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Slabtown is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
• Tomhicken
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Tomhicken is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhicken
• Zion Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Zion Grove is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Grove
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zion Grove <1>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Gum Run and extending to:

• Wilkes-Barre, which is the Seat of Luzerne County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gum Run 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 60 miles [96.6 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 149 miles [239.8 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 5,773 miles [9,290.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,485 miles [10,436.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,360 miles [7,016.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'