Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Landrus, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Landrus and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Landrus
- 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 Landrus:
- 41.642215, -77.206536
- 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 Landrus
- 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 Tioga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Tioga County
- Since Landrus is near Lycoming County and also Bradford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lycoming County
- eBird sighting report for Bradford 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 Landrus ...
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.
- Cherry Flats
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Flats
- Cherry Flats is located in Tioga County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cherry Flats
- From Landrus to Cherry Flats
- Hartsfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsfield
- Hartsfield is located in Tioga County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hartsfield
- From Landrus to Hartsfield
- House Landing Strip
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for House Landing Strip have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House Landing Strip
- House Landing Strip is located in Tioga County
- Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Maple Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Maple Hill is located in Tioga County
- Mount Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Tioga County
- Plank
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Roundtop
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Stony Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
- Stony Fork is located in Tioga County
- Texas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Three Springs Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Springs Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs Run
- Three Springs Run is located in Tioga County
How Far From Landrus 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 Landrus to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Landrus and extending to:
- Wellsboro, which is the Seat of Tioga County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Landrus to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 189 miles [304.2 km] to the south (S). 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 5,788 miles [9,314.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,505 miles [10,468.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,380 miles [7,048.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Landrus. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Commonwealth 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Landrus) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Landrus. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6422, Longitude: -77.2065 In this case, the coordinates for Landrus have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Landrus to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.788 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.751 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.689 degrees. |