Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Muhlenberg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Muhlenberg and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Muhlenberg
- 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 Muhlenberg:
- 41.228971, -76.159096
- 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 Muhlenberg
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Luzerne County
- Since Muhlenberg is near Columbia County and also Wyoming County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Muhlenberg ...
We found two communities that share the name Muhlenberg.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania which is also named Muhlenberg.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Muhlenberg in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Berks County
- This Muhlenberg is located in Berks County and lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the south of the Muhlenberg that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Muhlenberg.
- Berks County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Jersey
- Union 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 New Jersey community of Muhlenberg [Union County].
- New Jersey
Curious and Interesting Names Near Muhlenberg ...
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.
- Dogtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Fades
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Harveyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Harveyville is located in Luzerne County
- Hughs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Lee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Marshall Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Hollow
- Marshall Hollow is located in Luzerne County
- Meeker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
- Meeker is located in Luzerne County
- Mossville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Mossville is located in Luzerne County
- Pikes Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pikes Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Creek
- Pikes Creek is located in Luzerne County
- Pond Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Red Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Register
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Continue List (5 more) ...
- Ripple ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Roaring Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Brook
- Roaring Brook is located in Luzerne County
- Silkworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Sweet Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Valley
- Sweet Valley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweet Valley <4>
- Town Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ripple ‑ Historic
How Far From Muhlenberg 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 Muhlenberg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Muhlenberg and extending to:
- Wilkes-Barre, which is the Seat of Luzerne County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Muhlenberg to Wilkes-Barre, with an average speed<5> 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 75 miles [120.7 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 167 miles [268.8 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 5,763 miles [9,274.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,475 miles [10,420.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,351 miles [7,002.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Muhlenberg. 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Muhlenberg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Muhlenberg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2290, Longitude: -76.1591 In this case, the coordinates for Muhlenberg 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Muhlenberg 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 Muhlenberg 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 307.184 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.004 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.389 degrees. |