Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lawsville Center:
  • 41.938951, -75.842339
  • 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 Lawsville Center

• 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 Susquehanna County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Susquehanna County
  • Since Lawsville Center is near Broome County and also Bradford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Broome 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 Lawsville Center ...

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.

• Corbettsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbettsville
  • Corbettsville is located in Broome County (NY)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corbettsville <1>
• Forest Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
  • Forest Lake is located in Susquehanna County
• Great Bend
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Bend
  • Great Bend is located in Susquehanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Bend <1>
• Heart Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heart Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heart Lake
  • Heart Lake is located in Susquehanna County
• Island Plain
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Plain
  • Island Plain is located in Susquehanna County
• Tiffany
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany
  • Tiffany is located in Susquehanna County
• Tingley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tingley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tingley
  • Tingley is located in Susquehanna County
• Williams Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Corner
  • Williams Corner is located in Susquehanna County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Lawsville Center and extending to:

• Montrose, which is the Seat of Susquehanna County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<3> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Lawsville Center to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 219 miles [352.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,720 miles [9,205.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,435 miles [10,356.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,310 miles [6,936.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Susquehanna County: www.susquehanna.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/