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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 Schultzville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Schultzville 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 Schultzville:
    • 41.483409, -75.770320
    • 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 Schultzville
  • 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 Schultzville ...

We found three communities that share the name Schultzville.

There is one other community in Pennsylvania which is also named Schultzville.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Berks County
      • This Schultzville is located in Berks County and lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the south of the Schultzville that is located in Lackawanna County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Schultzville.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Minnesota
      • Schultzville #1
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Schultzville.
    • New York
      • Dutchess County
      • This Schultzville is located in Dutchess County and lies 104 miles [167.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Schultzville that is located in Lackawanna County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dutchess County community of Schultzville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Schultzville ...

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.

  • Barbertown ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barbertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbertown
    • Barbertown is located in Lackawanna County
  • Bush Patch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bush Patch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Patch
    • Bush Patch is located in Lackawanna County
  • Carpenter Hollow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpenter Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Hollow
    • Carpenter Hollow is located in Wyoming County
  • Carpenter Town
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpenter Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Town
    • Carpenter Town is located in Lackawanna County
  • Craig
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
    • Craig is located in Lackawanna County
  • Dickson City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickson City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson City
    • Dickson City is located in Lackawanna County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,731 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickson City <4>
  • Factoryville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Factoryville Station
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Factoryville Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factoryville Station
    • Factoryville Station is located in Wyoming County
  • Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls
    • Falls is located in Wyoming County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Glenburn
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenburn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
      • Glenburn is located in Lackawanna County
    • Green Ridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
      • Green Ridge is located in Lackawanna County
    • Lockville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockville
      • Lockville is located in Wyoming County
    • Milwaukee
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milwaukee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
      • Milwaukee is located in Lackawanna County
    • Providence
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
      • Providence is located in Lackawanna County
    • Ransom
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ransom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
      • Ransom is located in Lackawanna County

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

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

  • Scranton, which is the Seat of Lackawanna County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Schultzville to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5>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 190 miles [305.8 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,736 miles [9,231.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,449 miles [10,378.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,324 miles [6,958.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Schultzville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lackawanna County: www.lackawannacounty.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Schultzville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Schultzville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4834, Longitude: -75.7703       In this case, the coordinates for Schultzville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Schultzville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Schultzville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.924 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.75 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.105 degrees.









 

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