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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 Jermyn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jermyn 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 Jermyn:
- 41.529248, -75.545741
- 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 Jermyn
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lackawanna County
- Since Jermyn is near Wayne County and also Susquehanna County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Susquehanna 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 Jermyn
Communities Also Named Jermyn ...
We found two communities that are also named Jermyn.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Jermyn is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Jermyn lies 233 miles [375 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Jermyn that is located in Lackawanna County.
- Texas
- Jack County
- This Jermyn is located in Jack County and lies 1,371 miles [2,206.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Jermyn that is located in Lackawanna County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jack County community of Jermyn.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jermyn ...
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.
- Carbondale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Childs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Childs is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Craig
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Craig is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Dickson City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Grassy Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grassy Island is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Island
- Green Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Green Grove is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Jessup
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Marshwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Marshwood is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshwood
- Nebraska
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Nebraska is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
- Olyphant
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Peckville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Red Oak is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
How Far From Jermyn 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 Jermyn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Jermyn and extending to:
- Scranton, which is the Seat of Lackawanna County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Jermyn to Scranton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 110 miles [177 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 197 miles [317 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,725 miles [9,213.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,437 miles [10,359.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,313 miles [6,941.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Jermyn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Jermyn 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 Jermyn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5292, Longitude: -75.5457 In this case, the coordinates for Jermyn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.783 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.599 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.983 degrees. |
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