Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Laquin:
  • 41.632298, -76.650784
  • 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 Laquin

• 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 Bradford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bradford County
  • Since Laquin is near Sullivan County and also Lycoming County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lycoming 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 Laquin

Curious and Interesting Names Near Laquin ...

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.

• Carbon
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Carbon is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
• Cold Spring
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cold Spring is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
• Forksville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Forksville is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forksville <1>
• Highland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Highland is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Leroy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Leroy is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
• Lincoln Falls
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lincoln Falls is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Falls
• Long Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Long Valley is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
• Maple Summit
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Maple Summit is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Summit
• Minerville
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Minerville is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerville
• Mountain Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Mountain Lake is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
• Windfall
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Windfall is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall

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

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

• Towanda, which is the Seat of Bradford County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Laquin to Towanda, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 93 miles [149.7 km] to the south (S). 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 6 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 5,766 miles [9,279.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,481 miles [10,430.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,357 miles [7,011.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'