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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 Pond Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pond Hill and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Pond Hill:
    • 41.126194, -76.102984
    • 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 Pond Hill
  • 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 Pond Hill ...

We found one communities that share the name Pond Hill.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Pond Hill is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Pond Hill in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Tennessee
      • McMinn County
      • This Pond Hill is located in McMinn County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pond Hill that is located in Luzerne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McMinn County community of Pond Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pond Hill ...

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.

  • Dogtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dogtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
    • Dogtown is located in Luzerne County
  • Drums
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drums have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drums
    • Drums is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drums <3>
  • Dundee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
    • Dundee is located in Luzerne County
  • Foundryville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foundryville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
    • Foundryville is located in Columbia County
  • Harveyville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
    • Harveyville is located in Luzerne County
  • Hobbie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobbie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbie
    • Hobbie is located in Luzerne County
  • Honey Hole
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Hole have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Hole
    • Honey Hole is located in Luzerne County
  • Hughs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughs
    • Hughs is located in Luzerne County
  • Lee
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
    • Lee is located in Luzerne County
  • Rippletown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rippletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippletown
    • Rippletown is located in Luzerne County
  • Roaring Brook
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Brook
    • Roaring Brook is located in Luzerne County
  • Rule Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rule Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rule Corners
    • Rule Corners is located in Luzerne County
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    • Sand Spring
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Spring
      • Sand Spring is located in Luzerne County
    • Springtown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
      • Springtown is located in Luzerne County
    • Stairville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stairville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stairville
      • Stairville is located in Luzerne County
    • Summer Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summer Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
      • Summer Hill is located in Columbia County
    • Town Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hill
      • Town Hill is located in Luzerne County
    • Warrior Run
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrior Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Run
      • Warrior Run is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people

How Far From Pond Hill 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 Pond Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pond Hill and extending to:

  • Wilkes-Barre, which is the Seat of Luzerne County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pond Hill to Wilkes-Barre, with an average speed<4> 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 71 miles [114.3 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 4 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 161 miles [259.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,765 miles [9,277.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,352 miles [7,003.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pond Hill. 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 from Point A (ie- Pond Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pond Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1262, Longitude: -76.1030       In this case, the coordinates for Pond Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Pond Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.16 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.96 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.407 degrees.









 

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