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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Lynnwood:
    • 41.234804, -75.931587
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Lynnwood
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Lynnwood ...

We found ten communities that share the name Lynnwood.

There is one other community in Pennsylvania which is also named Lynnwood.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Fayette County
      • This Lynnwood is located in Fayette County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lynnwood that is located in Luzerne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Lynnwood.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Lynnwood lies 1,924 miles [3,096.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lynnwood that is located in Luzerne County.
    • Georgia
      • Catoosa County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Lynnwood [Catoosa County].
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Lynnwood [Cook County].
      • Kendall County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Lynnwood [Kendall County].
    • Ontario
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • South Carolina
      • Charleston County
      • This Lynnwood is located in Charleston County and lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Lynnwood that is located in Luzerne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Lynnwood.
    • Virginia
      • Rockingham County
      • This Lynnwood is located in Rockingham County and lies 251 miles [403.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Lynnwood that is located in Luzerne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Lynnwood.
      • Virginia Beach City
      • This Lynnwood is located in Virginia Beach City and lies 301 miles [484.4 km] to the south of the Lynnwood that is located in Luzerne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Virginia Beach City community of Lynnwood.
    • Washington
      • Snohomish County
      • This Lynnwood is located in Snohomish County and lies 2,292 miles [3,688.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lynnwood that is located in Luzerne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Snohomish County community of Lynnwood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lynnwood ...

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 southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buttonwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwood
    • Buttonwood is located in Luzerne County
  • Chase
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
    • Chase is located in Luzerne County
  • Curry Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Hill
    • Curry Hill is located in Luzerne County
  • Dundee
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
    • Dundee is located in Luzerne County
  • Edwardsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
    • Edwardsville is located in Luzerne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,738 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsville <4>
  • Georgetown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Georgetown is located in Luzerne County
  • Gregory
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
    • Gregory is located in Luzerne County
  • Larksville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larksville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larksville
    • Larksville is located in Luzerne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,395 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Larksville <4>
  • Lee Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
    • Lee Park is located in Luzerne County
  • Plymouth
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Pringle
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pringle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle
    • Pringle is located in Luzerne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 913 people
  • Sugar Notch
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Notch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Notch
    • Sugar Notch is located in Luzerne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
  • Warrior Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrior Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Run
    • Warrior Run is located in Luzerne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lynnwood 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 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Lynnwood to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5>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 171 miles [275.2 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,753 miles [9,258.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,465 miles [10,404.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,341 miles [6,986.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lynnwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Luzerne County: www.luzernecounty.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lynnwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lynnwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2348, Longitude: -75.9316       In this case, the coordinates for Lynnwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Lynnwood could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Lynnwood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.046 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.848 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.284 degrees.









 

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