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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 Kis-Lyn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kis-Lyn 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 Kis-Lyn:
- 41.005639, -75.986869
- 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 Kis-Lyn
- 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 Luzerne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Luzerne County
- Since Kis-Lyn is near Carbon County and also Schuylkill County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carbon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Schuylkill 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 Kis-Lyn
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kis-Lyn ...
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.
- Cranberry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cranberry is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Drums
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Foundryville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Foundryville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Freeland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Frenchtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Frenchtown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Green Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Green Ridge is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Hollars Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hollars Hill is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollars Hill
- Honey Hole
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Honey Hole is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Hole
- Humboldt
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Humboldt is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Japan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Japan is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japan
- Jeansville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jeansville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeansville
- Pardeesville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pardeesville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardeesville
- Sand Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sand Spring is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Spring
- Springtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Springtown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
- Woodside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woodside is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
How Far From Kis-Lyn 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 Kis-Lyn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kis-Lyn and extending to:
- Wilkes-Barre, which is the Seat of Luzerne County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kis-Lyn to Wilkes-Barre, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 68 miles [109.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 155 miles [249.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,765 miles [9,277.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,476 miles [10,422.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,352 miles [7,003.9 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' (or 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- Kis-Lyn) 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 Kis-Lyn 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 Kis-Lyn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0056, Longitude: -75.9869 In this case, the coordinates for Kis-Lyn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.10 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.874 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.407 degrees. |
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