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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 Lemon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lemon 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 Lemon:
    • 41.616188, -75.942421
    • 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 Lemon
  • 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

Communities Also Named Lemon ...

We found seven communities that share the name Lemon.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Lemon is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Tulare County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Lemon [Tulare County].
      • Ventura County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Lemon [Ventura County].
    • Kentucky
      • McLean County
      • This Lemon is located in McLean County and lies 668 miles [1,075 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Lemon that is located in Wyoming County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLean County community of Lemon.
    • Mississippi
      • Smith County
      • This Lemon is located in Smith County and lies 992 miles [1,596.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the Lemon that is located in Wyoming County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Lemon.
    • Nebraska
      • Gage County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Gage County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gage County community of Lemon.
    • Ohio
      • Butler County
      • This Lemon is located in Butler County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Lemon that is located in Wyoming County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Lemon.
    • Oklahoma
      • Lemon #
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Lemon.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lemon ...

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.

  • Carpenter Hollow
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpenter Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Hollow
    • Carpenter Hollow is located in Wyoming County
  • Deckertown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deckertown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckertown
    • Deckertown is located in Susquehanna County
  • Elk Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Lake
    • Elk Lake is located in Susquehanna County
  • Factoryville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Factoryville Station
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Factoryville Station have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factoryville Station
    • Factoryville Station is located in Wyoming County
  • Jenks
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
    • Jenks is located in Wyoming County
  • Kaiserville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kaiserville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaiserville
    • Kaiserville is located in Wyoming County
  • Lynn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
    • Lynn is located in Susquehanna County
  • Marcy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marcy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy
    • Marcy is located in Wyoming County
  • Starkville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starkville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
    • Starkville is located in Wyoming County
  • Woodhouse
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodhouse have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhouse
    • Woodhouse is located in Susquehanna County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lemon and extending to:

  • Tunkhannock, which is the Seat of Wyoming County, lies just to the South.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 104 miles [167.4 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Lemon to Harrisburg, with an average speed<6>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 4 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 196 miles [315.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,737 miles [9,232.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,451 miles [10,381.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,327 miles [6,963.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Lemon could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lemon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lemon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6162, Longitude: -75.9424       In this case, the coordinates for Lemon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lemon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Lemon to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.016 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.875 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.125 degrees.









 

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