Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Holiday Poconos:
  • 41.025643, -75.604633
  • 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 Holiday Poconos

• 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 Carbon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carbon County
  • Since Holiday Poconos is near Monroe County and also Centre County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Centre 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 Holiday Poconos

Curious and Interesting Names Near Holiday Poconos ...

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.

• Fernridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fernridge is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernridge
• Forest Glen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Forest Glen is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
• Hickory Run ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hickory Run is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Run
• Indian Mountain Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Indian Mountain Lake is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mountain Lake
• Jonas
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jonas is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonas
• Lake Harmony
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Lake Harmony is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Harmony
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Harmony <1>
• Leonardsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Leonardsville is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardsville
• Mud Run
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mud Run is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
• Preserve
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Preserve is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preserve
• Robin Hood Lakes
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Robin Hood Lakes is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hood Lakes
• Split Rock
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Split Rock is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Rock
• Unionville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Unionville is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville

How Far From Holiday Poconos to ...

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

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

• Jim Thorpe, which is the Seat of Carbon County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Holiday Poconos to Jim Thorpe, with an average speed<3> 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 84 miles [135.2 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,748 miles [9,250.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,459 miles [10,394.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,334 miles [6,974.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'