Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Loyalville:
  • 41.335756, -76.099115
  • 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 Loyalville

• 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 Loyalville is near Wyoming County and also Sullivan 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 Sullivan 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 Loyalville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Loyalville ...

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.

• Fades
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Fades is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fades
• Harveys Lake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Harveys Lake is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveys Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harveys Lake <1>
• Hays Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hays Corner is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Corner
• Lake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lake is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
• Meeker
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Meeker is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Meeker
  • From Loyalville to Meeker
• Outlet
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Outlet is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlet
• Pikes Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Pikes Creek is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Creek
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pikes Creek
  • From Loyalville to Pikes Creek
• Roaring Brook
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Roaring Brook is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Brook
• Ruggles
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Ruggles is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
• Silkworth
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Silkworth is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silkworth
• Sweet Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sweet Valley is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Valley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweet Valley <1>

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

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

• Wilkes-Barre, which is the Seat of Luzerne County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Loyalville to Wilkes-Barre, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 83 miles [133.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 175 miles [281.6 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 6,469 miles [10,410.8 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>'