Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hyde Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hyde Park and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hyde Park
- 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 Hyde Park:
- 41.415635, -75.686579
- 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 Hyde Park
- 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 Lackawanna County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lackawanna County
- Since Hyde Park is near Luzerne County and also Wyoming County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Luzerne County
- eBird sighting report for Wyoming 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 Hyde Park ...
We found 40 communities that share the name Hyde Park.
There are two communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Hyde Park.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another 38 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 38 communities, 38 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Berks County
- Westmoreland County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Hyde Park is located in Jefferson County and lies 821 miles [1,321.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hyde Park that is located in Lackawanna County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Hyde Park.
- Limestone County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Hyde Park [Limestone County].
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Delaware
- Florida
- Duval County
- This Hyde Park is located in Duval County and lies 839 miles [1,350.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Hyde Park that is located in Lackawanna County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Hyde Park.
- Hillsborough County
- This Hyde Park is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,005 miles [1,617.4 km] to the south southwest of the Hyde Park that is located in Lackawanna County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Hyde Park.
- Sarasota County
- This Hyde Park is located in Sarasota County and lies 1,047 miles [1,685 km] to the south southwest of the Hyde Park that is located in Lackawanna County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sarasota County community of Hyde Park.
- Wakulla County
- This Hyde Park is located in Wakulla County and lies 911 miles [1,466.1 km] to the southwest of the Hyde Park that is located in Lackawanna County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wakulla County community of Hyde Park.
- Georgia
- Douglas County
- This Hyde Park is located in Douglas County and lies 724 miles [1,165.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hyde Park that is located in Lackawanna County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Hyde Park.
- Gwinnett County
- This Hyde Park is located in Gwinnett County and lies 697 miles [1,121.7 km] to the southwest of the Hyde Park that is located in Lackawanna County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gwinnett County community of Hyde Park.
- Richmond County
- This Hyde Park is located in Richmond County and lies 650 miles [1,046.1 km] to the southwest of the Hyde Park that is located in Lackawanna County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Hyde Park.
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Louisiana
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Hyde Park is located in Baltimore County and lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Hyde Park that is located in Lackawanna County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Hyde Park.
- Washington County
- This Hyde Park is located in Washington County and lies 161 miles [259.1 km] to the southwest of the Hyde Park that is located in Lackawanna County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Hyde Park.
- Wicomico County
- This Hyde Park is located in Wicomico County and lies 209 miles [336.4 km] to the south of the Hyde Park that is located in Lackawanna County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Hyde Park.
- Massachusetts
- Norfolk County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Hyde Park [Norfolk County].
- Suffolk County
- This Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hyde Park that is located in Lackawanna County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Hyde Park.
- Michigan
- Missouri
- New York
- Dutchess County
- This Hyde Park is located in Dutchess County and lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hyde Park that is located in Lackawanna County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dutchess County community of Hyde Park.
- Otsego County
- This Hyde Park is located in Otsego County and lies 93 miles [149.7 km] to the north northeast of the Hyde Park that is located in Lackawanna County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otsego County community of Hyde Park.
- Queens County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Hyde Park [Queens County].
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Hamilton County
- This Hyde Park is located in Hamilton County and lies 486 miles [782.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hyde Park that is located in Lackawanna County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Hyde Park.
- Montgomery County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Hyde Park [Montgomery County].
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Hyde Park lies 308 miles [495.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hyde Park that is located in Lackawanna County.
- South Carolina
- Greenwood County
- This Hyde Park is located in Greenwood County and lies 609 miles [980.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hyde Park that is located in Lackawanna County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Hyde Park.
- Orangeburg County
- This Hyde Park is located in Orangeburg County and lies 615 miles [989.7 km] to the south southwest of the Hyde Park that is located in Lackawanna County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of Hyde Park.
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hyde Park ...
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.
- Barbertown ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barbertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbertown
- Barbertown is located in Lackawanna County
- Bush Patch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bush Patch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Patch
- Bush Patch is located in Lackawanna County
- Dickson City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickson City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson City
- Dickson City is located in Lackawanna County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,731 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickson City <4>
- Dunmore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunmore
- Dunmore is located in Lackawanna County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,836 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunmore <4>
- Green Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green Ridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Green Ridge is located in Lackawanna County
- Greenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Hillside Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Junction
- Hillside Junction is located in Lackawanna County
- Milwaukee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Olyphant
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olyphant
- Olyphant is located in Lackawanna County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,007 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olyphant <4>
- Providence
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Lackawanna County
- Spike Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spike Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spike Island
- Spike Island is located in Lackawanna County
- Starks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Hyde Park 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 Hyde Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hyde Park and extending to:
- Scranton, which is the Seat of Lackawanna County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Hyde Park to Harrisburg, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 187 miles [300.9 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,735 miles [9,229.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,448 miles [10,377.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,323 miles [6,957.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hyde Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lackawanna County: www.lackawannacounty.org/
The official website for Commonwealth 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- Hyde Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hyde Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4156, Longitude: -75.6866 In this case, the coordinates for Hyde Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Hyde Park 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. |
| <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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Hyde Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.88 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.69 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.096 degrees. |