Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Old Sugar Loaf:
  • 40.962307, -75.965758
  • 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 Old Sugar Loaf

• 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 Old Sugar Loaf 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 Old Sugar Loaf

Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Sugar Loaf ...

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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Beaver Meadows is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Meadows
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver Meadows <1>
• Cranberry
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Cranberry is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
• Drums
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Drums is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drums
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drums <1>
• Foundryville ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Foundryville is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
• Frenchtown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Frenchtown is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
• Green Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Green Ridge is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
• Hollars Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hollars Hill is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollars Hill
• Humboldt
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Humboldt is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
• Japan
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Japan is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japan
• Jeansville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Jeansville is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeansville
• Junedale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Junedale is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junedale
• Pardeesville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Pardeesville is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardeesville
• Woodside
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodside is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside

How Far From Old Sugar Loaf to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Old Sugar Loaf to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Wilkes-Barre, which is the Seat of Luzerne County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Old Sugar Loaf 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 67 miles [107.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 153 miles [246.2 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 5,766 miles [9,279.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,477 miles [10,423.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,353 miles [7,005.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'