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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 Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pocono Springs 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 Pocono Springs:
- 41.274530, -75.411295
- 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 Springs
- 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Since Pocono Springs is near Lackawanna County and also Pike County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lackawanna County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pike 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 Springs
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pocono Springs ...
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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coveville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coveville
- Daleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fells Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fells Corners is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fells Corners
- Greentown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony Hills is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hills
- Hemlock Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hemlock Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Grove
- Lake in the Clouds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lake in the Clouds is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake in the Clouds
- Ledgedale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ledgedale is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgedale
- Moscow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Panther
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Panther is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Quicktown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Quicktown is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quicktown
- Sky View Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sky View Lake is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky View Lake
How Far From Pocono Springs 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 Pocono Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pocono Springs and extending to:
- Honesdale, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pocono Springs to Honesdale, 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 102 miles [164.2 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 185 miles [297.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,441 miles [10,365.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,317 miles [6,947.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Pocono Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Springs 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 Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2745, Longitude: -75.4113 In this case, the coordinates for Pocono Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.727 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.494 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.034 degrees. |
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