Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Quinlan Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Quinlan Corners and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Quinlan Corners

• 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 Quinlan Corners:
  • 41.327027, -75.563520
  • 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 Quinlan Corners

• 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 Lackawanna County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lackawanna County
  • Since Quinlan Corners is near Luzerne County and also Wayne 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 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Quinlan Corners

Curious and Interesting Names Near Quinlan Corners ...

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.

• Daleville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Daleville is located in Lackawanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daleville <1>
• Dunmore
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dunmore is located in Lackawanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunmore
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,836 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunmore <1>
• Elmdale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Elmdale is located in Lackawanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
• Fells Corners
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Fells Corners is located in Lackawanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fells Corners
• Greenwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenwood is located in Lackawanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Harmony Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Harmony Hills is located in Lackawanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hills
• Maple Lake
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Maple Lake is located in Lackawanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Lake
• Marshwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Marshwood is located in Lackawanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshwood
• Moscow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Moscow is located in Lackawanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,026 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <1>
• Quicktown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Quicktown is located in Lackawanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quicktown
• Rockdale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rockdale is located in Lackawanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
• Spring Brook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Brook is located in Lackawanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Brook

How Far From Quinlan Corners 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 Quinlan Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Quinlan Corners and extending to:

• Scranton, which is the Seat of Lackawanna County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Quinlan Corners to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 184 miles [296.1 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 5,734 miles [9,228 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,446 miles [10,373.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,321 miles [6,954 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'