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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 Kasson Brook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kasson Brook 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 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Kasson Brook
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)
- Evans Falls is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Falls
- Fades
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fades is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fades
- Harveys Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hays Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hays Corner is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Corner
- Jenks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jenks is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
- Jenningsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jenningsville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenningsville
- Kunkle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kunkle is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lake is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Loyalville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Loyalville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalville
- Meeker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Meeker is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
- Mildred
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Murray
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Murray is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Outlet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Outlet is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlet
- Pikes Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pikes Creek is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Creek
- Ricketts ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ricketts is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts
- Rocky Forest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rocky Forest is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Forest
- Ruggles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ruggles is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
- Skinners Eddy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Skinners Eddy is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinners Eddy
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<2> beginning in Kasson Brook and extending to:
- Tunkhannock, which is the Seat of Wyoming County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kasson Brook to Tunkhannock, with an average speed<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- 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).<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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kasson Brook) 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 Kasson Brook 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 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). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.155 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.009 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.28 degrees. |
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