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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 Lopez, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lopez 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 Lopez:
- 41.457854, -76.333549
- 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 Lopez
- 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 Sullivan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
- Since Lopez is near Wyoming County and also Luzerne 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 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 Lopez
Communities Also Named Lopez ...
We found three communities that are also named Lopez.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Lopez is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Saint Francois County
- This Lopez is located in Saint Francois County and lies 804 miles [1,293.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lopez that is located in Sullivan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Francois County community of Lopez.
- Texas
- Cameron County
- This Lopez is located in Cameron County and lies 1,601 miles [2,576.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Lopez that is located in Sullivan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cameron County community of Lopez.
- Washington
- San Juan County
- This Lopez is located in San Juan County and lies 2,289 miles [3,683.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lopez that is located in Sullivan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Juan County community of Lopez.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lopez ...
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.
- Central
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Central is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Cherry Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Mills is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Mills
- Coveytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Coveytown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coveytown
- Elk Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Elk Grove is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Grove
- Evergreen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Evergreen is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Laddsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Laddsburg is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddsburg
- Long Brook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
- Mildred
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Murray
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Murray is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- New Era
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- New Era is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Red Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Red Rock is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Ricketts ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ricketts is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts
- Ripple ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ripple is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripple
How Far From Lopez to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lopez to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lopez and extending to:
- Laporte, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Lopez 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 180 miles [289.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,760 miles [9,269.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,474 miles [10,418.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,350 miles [7,000.6 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lopez) 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 Lopez 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 Lopez. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4579, Longitude: -76.3335 In this case, the coordinates for Lopez have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.269 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.137 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.37 degrees. |
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