Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lorberry:
  • 40.601755, -76.444958
  • 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 Lorberry

• 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 Lorberry is near Luzerne County and also Lebanon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Luzerne County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lebanon 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 Lorberry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lorberry ...

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.

• De Turksville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • De Turksville is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Turksville
• Echo Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Echo Valley is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Valley
• Fountain
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Fountain is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
• Good Spring
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Good Spring is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Spring
• Marstown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Marstown is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marstown
• Middle Creek ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Middle Creek is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
• Outwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Outwood is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outwood
• Paradise
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Paradise is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
• Ravine
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Ravine is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
• Tower City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Tower City is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tower City <1>

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

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

• Pottsville, which is the Seat of Schuylkill County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lorberry 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 31 miles [49.9 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 just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 121 miles [194.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,801 miles [9,335.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,512 miles [10,480 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,387 miles [7,060.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'