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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 Laketon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Laketon 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 Laketon:
- 41.365635, -76.057703
- 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 Laketon
- 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 Laketon is near Wyoming County and also Sullivan 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 Sullivan 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 Laketon
Communities Also Named Laketon ...
We found nine communities that are also named Laketon.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Laketon is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, seven are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the British Columbia community of Laketon.
- Indiana
- Wabash County
- This Laketon is located in Wabash County and lies 508 miles [817.5 km]<2> to the west of the Laketon that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wabash County community of Laketon.
- Kentucky
- Carlisle County
- This Laketon is located in Carlisle County and lies 763 miles [1,227.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Laketon that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carlisle County community of Laketon.
- Michigan
- Luce County
- This Laketon is located in Luce County and lies 591 miles [951.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Laketon that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luce County community of Laketon.
- Nebraska
- Dakota County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Laketon [Dakota County].
- New Brunswick
- This Laketon lies 659 miles [1,060.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Laketon that is located in Luzerne County.
- South Carolina
- Aiken County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Laketon [Aiken County].
- South Dakota
- Brookings County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Laketon [Brookings County].
- Texas
- Gray County
- This Laketon is located in Gray County and lies 1,382 miles [2,224.1 km]<2> to the west of the Laketon that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gray County community of Laketon.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Laketon ...
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.
- Fades
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fades is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fades
- Harveys Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hays Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hays Corner is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Corner
- Kunkle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kunkle is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lake is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Loyalville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Loyalville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalville
- Meeker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Meeker is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
- Outlet
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Outlet is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlet
- Pikes Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pikes Creek is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Creek
- Ruggles
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ruggles is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
How Far From Laketon to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Laketon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Laketon and extending to:
- Wilkes-Barre, which is the Seat of Luzerne County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Laketon to Wilkes-Barre, with an average speed<5> 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 86 miles [138.4 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 178 miles [286.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,753 miles [9,258.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- 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).<8>
- 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).<9>'
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 Laketon, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Laketon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Laketon could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Laketon 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 Laketon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3656, Longitude: -76.0577 In this case, the coordinates for Laketon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.11 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.942 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.285 degrees. |
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