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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 Justus, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Justus 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 Justus:
- 41.502431, -75.640136
- 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 Justus
- 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 Justus is near Wyoming County and also Susquehanna County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wyoming 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 Justus
Communities Also Named Justus ...
We found two communities that are also named Justus.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Justus is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Macomb County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Macomb County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macomb County community of Justus.
- Ohio
- Stark County
- This Justus is located in Stark County and lies 313 miles [503.7 km]<2> to the west of the Justus that is located in Lackawanna County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Justus.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Justus ...
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.
- Carpenter Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Carpenter Town is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Town
- Craig
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dickson City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dunmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Glenburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Glenburn is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Grassy Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grassy Island is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Island
- Green Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Green Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jessup
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marshwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Marshwood is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshwood
- Nebraska
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nebraska is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
- Olyphant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Peckville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Providence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Providence is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
How Far From Justus 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 Justus to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Justus and extending to:
- Scranton, which is the Seat of Lackawanna County, lies just to the South.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Justus to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 194 miles [312.2 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,730 miles [9,221.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,443 miles [10,369 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,318 miles [6,949.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Justus, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Justus) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Justus 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 Justus. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5024, Longitude: -75.6401 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.843 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.662 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.038 degrees. |
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