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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 Rittenhouse, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rittenhouse 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 Rittenhouse:
- 41.254860, -76.234183
- 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 Rittenhouse
- 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 Rittenhouse is near Columbia County and also Sullivan 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 Sullivan 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 Rittenhouse
Communities Also Named Rittenhouse ...
We found two communities that are also named Rittenhouse.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Rittenhouse.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Rittenhouse in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Philadelphia County
- This Rittenhouse is located in Philadelphia County and lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Rittenhouse that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Philadelphia County community of Rittenhouse.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Maricopa County
- This Rittenhouse is located in Maricopa County and lies 2,007 miles [3,230 km]<1> to the west of the Rittenhouse that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Rittenhouse.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rittenhouse ...
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.
- Five Points
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Five Points is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Harveyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Marshall Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall Hollow is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Hollow
- Mossville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Red Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Red Hill is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Red Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Register
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ripple ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ripple is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripple
- Roaring Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Roaring Brook is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Brook
- Sweet Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Town Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Town Hill is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hill
How Far From Rittenhouse to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Rittenhouse to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rittenhouse and extending to:
- Wilkes-Barre, which is the Seat of Luzerne County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Rittenhouse to Wilkes-Barre, 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 five to six hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 75 miles [120.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 168 miles [270.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take about 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 6,478 miles [10,425.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,353 miles [7,005.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Rittenhouse) 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 Rittenhouse 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 Rittenhouse. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2549, Longitude: -76.2342 In this case, the coordinates for Rittenhouse have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.227 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.057 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.411 degrees. |
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