Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Loomis Park:
  • 41.203971, -75.969922
  • 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 Loomis Park

• 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 Luzerne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Luzerne County
  • Since Loomis Park is near Wyoming County and also Carbon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wyoming County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carbon 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 Loomis Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Loomis Park ...

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.

• Buttonwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Buttonwood is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwood
• Curry Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Curry Hill is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Hill
• Dundee
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Dundee is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
• Gregory
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Gregory is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
• Larksville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Larksville is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larksville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Larksville <1>
• Lee Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lee Park is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
• Plymouth
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Plymouth is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <1>
• Rule Corners
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Rule Corners is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rule Corners
• Sugar Notch
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Sugar Notch is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Notch
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
• Warrior Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Warrior Run is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Run
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people

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

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

• Wilkes-Barre, which is the Seat of Luzerne County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Loomis Park to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 168 miles [270.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,756 miles [9,263.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,468 miles [10,409.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,344 miles [6,991 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'