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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 Lansford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lansford 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 Lansford:
- 40.831971, -75.882481
- 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 Lansford
- 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 Carbon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carbon County
- Since Lansford is near Schuylkill County and also Luzerne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Schuylkill 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 Lansford
Communities Also Named Lansford ...
We found one communities that are also named Lansford.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Lansford is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Lansford in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Dakota
- Bottineau County
- This Lansford is located in Bottineau County and lies 1,353 miles [2,177.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lansford that is located in Carbon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bottineau County community of Lansford.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lansford ...
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.
- Beaver Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chain is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain
- Coaldale
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dry Tavern
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dry Tavern is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Tavern
- Frenchtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Frenchtown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Germans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Haddock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Haddock is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
- Hometown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hoppers Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hoppers Mill is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoppers Mill
- Jamestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jamestown is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jeansville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jeansville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeansville
- Jim Thorpe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Junedale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Junedale is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junedale
- Lofty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Normal Square
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Normal Square is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal Square
- Still Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Still Creek is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Creek
- Summit Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Weather
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Weather is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weather
How Far From Lansford 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 Lansford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lansford and extending to:
- Jim Thorpe, which is the Seat of Carbon County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Lansford to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 146 miles [235 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 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 5,768 miles [9,282.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,478 miles [10,425.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,354 miles [7,007.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lansford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Lansford 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 Lansford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8320, Longitude: -75.8825 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.053 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.793 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.434 degrees. |
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