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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.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Pond Hill
  • 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Luzerne County
    • Since Pond Hill is near Columbia County and also Schuylkill County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Schuylkill 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 Pond Hill

Communities Also Named Pond Hill ...

We found one communities that are also named 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)
    • Dogtown is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
  • Drums
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Dundee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Dundee is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
  • Foundryville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Foundryville is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
  • Harveyville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Harveyville is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
  • Hobbie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hobbie is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbie
  • Honey Hole
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Honey Hole is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Hole
  • Hughs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Hughs is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughs
  • Lee
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lee is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
  • Rippletown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Rippletown is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippletown
  • Roaring Brook
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Roaring Brook is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Brook
  • Rule Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Rule Corners is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rule Corners
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Sand Spring
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Sand Spring is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Spring
    • Springtown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Springtown is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
    • Stairville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Stairville is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stairville
    • Summer Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Summer Hill is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
    • Town Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Town Hill is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hill
    • Warrior Run
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Warrior Run is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Run
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people

How Far From Pond Hill 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 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<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 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<4> 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).<5>
  • 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).<6>
  • 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).<7>'

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. 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 Pond Hill 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 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).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.16 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.96 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.407 degrees.