|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lofty, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lofty 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 Lofty:
- 40.868397, -76.029717
- 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 Lofty
- 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 Schuylkill County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Schuylkill County
- Since Lofty is near Carbon County and also Luzerne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carbon 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 Lofty
Communities Also Named Lofty ...
We found one communities that are also named Lofty.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Lofty is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Lofty in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Randolph County
- This Lofty is located in Randolph County and lies 725 miles [1,166.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Lofty that is located in Schuylkill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Lofty.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lofty ...
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.
- Coaldale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Craigs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Craigs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
- Cranberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cranberry is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Frenchtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Frenchtown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Green Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Green Ridge is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Haddock
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Haddock is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
- Hollars Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hollars Hill is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollars Hill
- Hometown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Humboldt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Humboldt is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Jeansville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jeansville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeansville
- Junedale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Junedale is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junedale
- Locust Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Locust Valley is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Valley
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Pine Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Junction
- Shoemakers
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shoemakers is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemakers
- Still Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Still Creek is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Creek
- Vulcan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Vulcan is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
How Far From Lofty 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 Lofty to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lofty and extending to:
- Pottsville, which is the Seat of Schuylkill County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lofty to Pottsville, 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 four to five hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 60 miles [96.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 146 miles [235 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving 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 5,772 miles [9,289.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,483 miles [10,433.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,359 miles [7,015.1 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lofty) 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 Lofty 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 Lofty. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8684, Longitude: -76.0297 In this case, the coordinates for Lofty have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.138 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.895 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.484 degrees. |
|
|