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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 Honey Hole, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Honey Hole and the surrounding area.
- 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 Honey Hole:
- 41.041195, -75.954090
- 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 Honey Hole
- 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 Honey Hole is near Carbon County and also Schuylkill County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carbon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Schuylkill 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 Honey Hole
Curious and Interesting Names Near Honey Hole ...
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 south)
- Cranberry is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Drums
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Foundryville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Foundryville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Freeland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green Ridge is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Hickory Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hickory Hills is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Hobbie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hobbie is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbie
- Hollars Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hollars Hill is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollars Hill
- Japan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Japan is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japan
- Pardeesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pardeesville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardeesville
- Pond Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pond Creek is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Creek
- Rippletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rippletown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippletown
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Sand Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sand Spring is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Spring
- Sandy Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sandy Run is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Run
- Springtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Springtown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
- Stairville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stairville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stairville
- Woodside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodside is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
How Far From Honey Hole 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 Honey Hole to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Honey Hole and extending to:
- Wilkes-Barre, which is the Seat of Luzerne County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Honey Hole to Wilkes-Barre, with an average speed<3> 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 71 miles [114.3 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 about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 158 miles [254.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,762 miles [9,273 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,474 miles [10,418.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,349 miles [6,999 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Honey Hole) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Honey Hole to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Honey Hole. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0412, Longitude: -75.9541 In this case, the coordinates for Honey Hole have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.077 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.853 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.377 degrees. |
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