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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 Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pocono Mountain Lake Estates and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pocono Mountain Lake Estates
- 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 Mountain Lake Estates:
- 41.081474, -75.696302
- 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 Pocono Mountain Lake Estates
- 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 Carbon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carbon County
- Since Pocono Mountain Lake Estates is near Luzerne County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Luzerne County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Pocono Mountain Lake Estates
Communities Also Named Pocono Mountain Lake Estates ...
We found one communities that are also named Pocono Mountain Lake Estates.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Pocono Mountain Lake Estates.
Beyond Pennsylvania.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Pike County
- This Pocono Mountain Lake Estates is located in Pike County and lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the east of the Pocono Mountain Lake Estates that is located in Carbon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Pocono Mountain Lake Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pocono Mountain Lake Estates ...
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.
- Fernridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fernridge is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernridge
- Forest Glen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Forest Glen is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
- Hickory Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Hills is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Hickory Run ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hickory Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Run
- Lake Harmony
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Leonardsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Leonardsville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardsville
- Leslie Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Leslie Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Run
- Moosehead
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Moosehead is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosehead
- Mud Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mud Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Preserve
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Preserve is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preserve
- Shades Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Shades Glen is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shades Glen
- Split Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Split Rock is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Rock
- Tannery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tannery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannery
How Far From Pocono Mountain Lake Estates 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 Pocono Mountain Lake Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pocono Mountain Lake Estates and extending to:
- Jim Thorpe, which is the Seat of Carbon County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Pocono Mountain Lake Estates to Jim Thorpe, with an average speed<3> 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 82 miles [132 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 166 miles [267.2 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,749 miles [9,252.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,461 miles [10,398 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,336 miles [6,978.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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- Pocono Mountain Lake Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Mountain Lake Estates 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 Pocono Mountain Lake Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0815, Longitude: -75.6963 In this case, the coordinates for Pocono Mountain Lake Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.918 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.679 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.245 degrees. |
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