Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Plymouth Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Plymouth Junction and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Plymouth Junction
- 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 Plymouth Junction:
- 41.244804, -75.926587
- 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 Plymouth Junction
- 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 Plymouth Junction is near Wyoming County and also Lackawanna County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wyoming County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Plymouth Junction ...
We found two communities that share the name Plymouth Junction.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Plymouth Junction is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Cerro Gordo County
- This Plymouth Junction is located in Cerro Gordo County and lies 888 miles [1,429.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Plymouth Junction that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cerro Gordo County community of Plymouth Junction.
- Michigan
- Wayne 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 Michigan community of Plymouth Junction [Wayne County].
- Iowa
Curious and Interesting Names Near Plymouth Junction ...
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.
- Buttonwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buttonwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwood
- Buttonwood is located in Luzerne County
- Chase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Curry Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Hill
- Curry Hill is located in Luzerne County
- Dundee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Edwardsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Edwardsville is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,738 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsville <4>
- Forty Fort
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forty Fort have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Fort
- Forty Fort is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,025 people
- Georgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Luzerne County
- Gregory
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Hillside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Larksville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larksville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larksville
- Larksville is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,395 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Larksville <4>
- Lee Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Plymouth
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Plymouth is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,752 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <4>
- Pringle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Sugar Notch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Notch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Notch
- Sugar Notch is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
How Far From Plymouth Junction 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 Plymouth Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Plymouth Junction and extending to:
- Wilkes-Barre, which is the Seat of Luzerne County, lies just to the East.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Plymouth Junction to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 172 miles [276.8 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 5,752 miles [9,256.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,465 miles [10,404.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,340 miles [6,984.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Plymouth Junction. 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Plymouth Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Plymouth Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2448, Longitude: -75.9266 In this case, the coordinates for Plymouth Junction 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 Plymouth Junction 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 Plymouth Junction 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 307.042 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.845 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.278 degrees. |