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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Lawrence Corners:
    • 41.861185, -77.008299
    • 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 Lawrence Corners
  • 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 Lawrence Corners ...

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.

  • Farmers Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmers Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Valley
    • Farmers Valley is located in Bradford County
  • Jobs Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jobs Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs Corners
    • Jobs Corners is located in Tioga County
  • Kellytown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellytown
    • Kellytown is located in Tioga County
  • Lambs Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lambs Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Creek
    • Lambs Creek is located in Tioga County
  • Mainesburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainesburg
    • Mainesburg is located in Tioga County
  • Mosherville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mosherville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
    • Mosherville is located in Bradford County
  • Painter Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Painter Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painter Run
    • Painter Run is located in Tioga County
  • Paisley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paisley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paisley
    • Paisley is located in Tioga County
  • Rising
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rising have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising
    • Rising is located in Tioga County
  • Roseville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
    • Roseville is located in Tioga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people

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

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

  • Wellsboro, which is the Seat of Tioga County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lawrence Corners to Wellsboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 109 miles [175.4 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 204 miles [328.3 km] to the south (S). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,771 miles [9,287.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,488 miles [10,441.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,363 miles [7,021.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lawrence Corners. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Lawrence Corners) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lawrence Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8612, Longitude: -77.0083       In this case, the coordinates for Lawrence Corners 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 Lawrence Corners 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 307.647 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.627 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.507 degrees.









 

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