Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Marshbrook:
  • 41.637301, -75.677411
  • 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 Marshbrook

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Marshbrook ...

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.

• Birchtown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Birchtown is located in Susquehanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchtown
• Carpenter Town
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Carpenter Town is located in Lackawanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Town
• Craig
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Craig is located in Lackawanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
• Deckertown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Deckertown is located in Susquehanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckertown
• Elkdale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Elkdale is located in Susquehanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkdale
• Factoryville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Factoryville is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factoryville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,183 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Factoryville <1>
• Factoryville Station
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Factoryville Station is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factoryville Station
• Fleetville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fleetville is located in Lackawanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetville
• Glenburn
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Glenburn is located in Lackawanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
• Green Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Grove is located in Lackawanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
• Hop Bottom
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hop Bottom is located in Susquehanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hop Bottom
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hop Bottom <1>
• Royal
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Royal is located in Susquehanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
• Starkville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Starkville is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville

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

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

• Scranton, which is the Seat of Lackawanna County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Marshbrook to Scranton, 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 112 miles [180.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 202 miles [325.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,726 miles [9,215.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,439 miles [10,362.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,315 miles [6,944.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'