Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kasson Brook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kasson Brook and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kasson Brook
- 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 Kasson Brook:
- 41.471743, -76.147707
- 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 Kasson Brook
- 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 Wyoming County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wyoming County
- Since Kasson Brook is near Sullivan County and also Luzerne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sullivan 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kasson Brook ...
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.
- Evans Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evans Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Falls
- Evans Falls is located in Wyoming County
- Fades
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Harveys Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harveys Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveys Lake
- Harveys Lake is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,812 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harveys Lake <2>
- Hays Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hays Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Corner
- Hays Corner is located in Luzerne County
- Jenks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
- Jenks is located in Wyoming County
- Jenningsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenningsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenningsville
- Jenningsville is located in Wyoming County
- Kunkle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Loyalville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loyalville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalville
- Loyalville is located in Luzerne County
- Meeker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
- Meeker is located in Luzerne County
- Mildred
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mildred have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
- Mildred is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mildred <2>
- Murray
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Outlet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Pikes Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pikes Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Creek
- Pikes Creek is located in Luzerne County
- Ricketts ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Rocky Forest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Forest
- Rocky Forest is located in Wyoming County
- Ruggles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Skinners Eddy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinners Eddy
- Skinners Eddy is located in Wyoming County
- Outlet
How Far From Kasson Brook 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 Kasson Brook to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Kasson Brook and extending to:
- Tunkhannock, which is the Seat of Wyoming County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kasson Brook to Tunkhannock, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 90 miles [144.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 183 miles [294.5 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 5,752 miles [9,256.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,466 miles [10,406 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,341 miles [6,986.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kasson Brook. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Kasson Brook) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kasson Brook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4717, Longitude: -76.1477 In this case, the coordinates for Kasson Brook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Kasson Brook 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 307.155 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.009 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.28 degrees. |