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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 Reilly, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Reilly 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 Reilly:
- 41.092028, -75.881309
- 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 Reilly
- 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 Reilly is near Carbon County and also Schuylkill County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carbon 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 Reilly
Communities Also Named Reilly ...
We found two communities that are also named Reilly.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Reilly is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Inyo County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Reilly [Inyo County].
- Illinois
- Vermilion County
- This Reilly is located in Vermilion County and lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km]<2> to the west of the Reilly that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vermilion County community of Reilly.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Reilly ...
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.
- Foundryville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Foundryville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Freeland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gracedale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gracedale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracedale
- Hickory Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Hills is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Honey Hole
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Honey Hole is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Hole
- Moosehead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Moosehead is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosehead
- Mountain Top
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pond Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pond Creek is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Creek
- Rippletown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rippletown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippletown
- Rule Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rule Corners is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rule Corners
- Sand Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Spring is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Spring
- Sandy Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sandy Run is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Run
- Springtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Springtown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
- Woodside
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Woodside is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
How Far From Reilly 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 Reilly to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Reilly and extending to:
- Wilkes-Barre, which is the Seat of Luzerne County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Reilly to Wilkes-Barre, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 76 miles [122.3 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 163 miles [262.3 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 5,757 miles [9,265 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,468 miles [10,409.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,344 miles [6,991 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Reilly, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Reilly) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Reilly 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 Reilly. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0920, Longitude: -75.8813 In this case, the coordinates for Reilly have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.029 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.806 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.323 degrees. |
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