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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 Nicholson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nicholson and the surrounding area.
- 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 Nicholson:
- 41.625180, -75.780468
- 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 Nicholson
- 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 Wyoming County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wyoming County
- Since Nicholson is near Susquehanna County and also Lackawanna 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 Lackawanna 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 Nicholson
Communities Also Named Nicholson ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Nicholson.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Nicholson is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, nine are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- DeKalb County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Nicholson [DeKalb County].
- British Columbia
- This Nicholson lies 2,036 miles [3,276.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Nicholson that is located in Wyoming County.
- Georgia
- Jackson County
- This Nicholson is located in Jackson County and lies 664 miles [1,068.6 km]<2> to the southwest of the Nicholson that is located in Wyoming County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Nicholson.
- Kentucky
- Kenton County
- This Nicholson is located in Kenton County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Nicholson that is located in Wyoming County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kenton County community of Nicholson.
- Michigan
- Shiawassee County
- This Nicholson is located in Shiawassee County and lies 433 miles [696.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Nicholson that is located in Wyoming County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shiawassee County community of Nicholson.
- Mississippi
- Hancock County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Nicholson [Hancock County].
- Pearl River County
- This Nicholson is located in Pearl River County and lies 1,090 miles [1,754.2 km]<2> to the southwest of the Nicholson that is located in Wyoming County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pearl River County community of Nicholson.
- Montana
- Cascade County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Cascade County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cascade County community of Nicholson.
- North Dakota
- Sargent County
- This Nicholson is located in Sargent County and lies 1,138 miles [1,831.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Nicholson that is located in Wyoming County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sargent County community of Nicholson.
- Ontario
- This Nicholson lies 586 miles [943.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Nicholson that is located in Wyoming County.
- Wisconsin
- Waupaca County
- This Nicholson is located in Waupaca County and lies 686 miles [1,104 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Nicholson that is located in Wyoming County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waupaca County community of Nicholson.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nicholson ...
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.
- Carpenter Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Carpenter Hollow is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Hollow
- Carpenter Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Carpenter Town is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Town
- Deckertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Deckertown is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckertown
- Factoryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Factoryville Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Factoryville Station is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factoryville Station
- Fleetville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fleetville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetville
- Hop Bottom
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Marshbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Marshbrook is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshbrook
- Starkville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Starkville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
How Far From Nicholson 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 Nicholson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Nicholson and extending to:
- Tunkhannock, which is the Seat of Wyoming County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Nicholson to Tunkhannock, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 108 miles [173.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 199 miles [320.3 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,730 miles [9,221.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,444 miles [10,370.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,319 miles [6,950.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Nicholson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Nicholson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Nicholson 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. |
| <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 Nicholson 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 Nicholson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6252, Longitude: -75.7805 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.916 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.764 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.048 degrees. |
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