Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hometown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hometown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hometown
- 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 Hometown:
- 40.823537, -75.980634
- 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 Hometown
- 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 Schuylkill County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Schuylkill County
- Since Hometown is near Carbon County and also Luzerne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Carbon County
- eBird sighting report for Luzerne 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 Hometown ...
We found two communities that share the name Hometown.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Hometown is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hometown ...
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.
- Beaver Meadows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Meadows
- Beaver Meadows is located in Carbon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver Meadows <3>
- Chain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Coaldale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coaldale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Coaldale is located in Schuylkill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,131 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coaldale <3>
- Frenchtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Frenchtown is located in Luzerne County
- Haddock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Hoppers Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoppers Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoppers Mill
- Hoppers Mill is located in Schuylkill County
- Jeansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeansville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeansville
- Jeansville is located in Luzerne County
- Junedale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Locust Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Valley
- Locust Valley is located in Schuylkill County
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- Lofty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Mary-D
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mary-D have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary-D
- Mary-D is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mary-D <3>
- Pine Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Junction
- Pine Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Shoemakers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoemakers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemakers
- Shoemakers is located in Schuylkill County
- Still Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Still Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Creek
- Still Creek is located in Schuylkill County
- Vulcan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lofty
How Far From Hometown 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 Hometown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hometown and extending to:
- Pottsville, which is the Seat of Schuylkill County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hometown to Pottsville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- 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 144 miles [231.7 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,772 miles [9,289.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,483 miles [10,433.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,359 miles [7,015.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hometown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Schuylkill County: www.co.schuylkill.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hometown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hometown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8235, Longitude: -75.9806 |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Hometown 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 307.113 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.859 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.481 degrees. |