Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pocono Country Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pocono Country Place and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pocono Country Place
- 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 Pocono Country Place:
- 41.190644, -75.362128
- 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 Pocono Country Place
- 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Since Pocono Country Place is near Pike County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pike County
- eBird sighting report for Wayne 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pocono Country Place ...
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.
- Coveville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Emerald Lakes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerald Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Lakes
- Emerald Lakes is located in Monroe County
- Lake in the Clouds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake in the Clouds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake in the Clouds
- Lake in the Clouds is located in Pike County
- Little Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Summit
- Little Summit is located in Monroe County
- Mountainhome
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainhome
- Mountainhome is located in Monroe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountainhome <2>
- Mushroom Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mushroom Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mushroom Farms
- Mushroom Farms is located in Monroe County
- Panther
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Paradise Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Crossing
- Paradise Crossing is located in Monroe County
- Paradise Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Valley
- Paradise Valley is located in Monroe County
- Skytop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skytop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skytop
- Skytop is located in Monroe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skytop <2>
- Spruce Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spruce Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Hill
- Spruce Hill is located in Monroe County
- Swiftwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swiftwater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiftwater
- Swiftwater is located in Monroe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swiftwater <2>
How Far From Pocono Country Place 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 Pocono Country Place to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Pocono Country Place and extending to:
- Stroudsburg, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<4> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pocono Country Place to Stroudsburg, 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 five to six hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 101 miles [162.5 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 181 miles [291.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,731 miles [9,223.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,442 miles [10,367.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,318 miles [6,949.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pocono Country Place. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Monroe County: www.co.monroe.pa.us/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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- Pocono Country Place) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pocono Country Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1906, Longitude: -75.3621 In this case, the coordinates for Pocono Country Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Pocono Country Place 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 306.706 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.457 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.049 degrees. |