Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Landingville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Landingville and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Landingville

• 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 Landingville:
  • 40.623980, -76.120218
  • 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 Landingville

• 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 Schuylkill County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Schuylkill County
  • Since Landingville is near Berks County and also Luzerne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Berks 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 Landingville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Landingville ...

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.

• Deer Lake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Deer Lake is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
• Frisbie
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Frisbie is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisbie
• Lorraine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lorraine is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
• Marlin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Marlin is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlin
• Mechanicsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mechanicsville is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicsville <1>
• New Philadelphia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • New Philadelphia is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,027 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Philadelphia <1>
• Pottsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pottsville is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottsville <1>
• Seltzer
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Seltzer is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seltzer
• Silver Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Silver Creek is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
• Stony Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Stony Creek is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
• Summit Station
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Summit Station is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
• Willow Lake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Willow Lake is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Lake

How Far From Landingville 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 Landingville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Landingville and extending to:

• Pottsville, which is the Seat of Schuylkill County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 46 miles [74 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Landingville to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 128 miles [206 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,786 miles [9,311.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,496 miles [10,454.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,372 miles [7,036.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'