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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 Mount Laurel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Laurel 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 Mount Laurel:
    • 40.934530, -75.993537
    • 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 Mount Laurel
  • 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 Mount Laurel is near Carbon County and also Schuylkill County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carbon County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Schuylkill 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 Mount Laurel

Communities Also Named Mount Laurel ...

We found two communities that are also named Mount Laurel.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Mount Laurel is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington County
      • This Mount Laurel is located in Burlington County and lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Mount Laurel that is located in Luzerne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Mount Laurel.
    • Virginia
      • Halifax County
      • This Mount Laurel is located in Halifax County and lies 317 miles [510.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Mount Laurel that is located in Luzerne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of Mount Laurel.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Laurel ...

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.

  • Beaver Meadows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cranberry
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cranberry is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
  • Frenchtown
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Frenchtown is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
  • Green Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Green Ridge is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
  • Haddock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Haddock is located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
  • Hollars Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Hollars Hill is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollars Hill
  • Humboldt
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Humboldt is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
  • Jeansville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jeansville is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeansville
  • Junedale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Junedale is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junedale
  • Lofty
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Lofty is located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
  • Pardeesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Pardeesville is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardeesville

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mount Laurel and extending to:

  • Wilkes-Barre, which is the Seat of Luzerne County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mount Laurel to Wilkes-Barre, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 64 miles [103 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 about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 151 miles [243 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,768 miles [9,282.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,479 miles [10,426.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,355 miles [7,008.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Mount Laurel) 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 Mount Laurel 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 Mount Laurel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9345, Longitude: -75.9935       In this case, the coordinates for Mount Laurel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.111 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.874 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.44 degrees.