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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 Scottsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Scottsville 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 Scottsville:
- 41.596187, -76.096316
- 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 Scottsville
- 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 Wyoming County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wyoming County
- Since Scottsville is near Susquehanna County and also Bradford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Susquehanna County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bradford 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 Scottsville
Communities Also Named Scottsville ...
We found twenty communities that are also named Scottsville.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Scottsville.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of nineteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, nineteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Beaver County
- This Scottsville is located in Beaver County and lies 227 miles [365.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Scottsville that is located in Wyoming County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaver County community of Scottsville.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Bibb County
- This Scottsville is located in Bibb County and lies 847 miles [1,363.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Scottsville that is located in Wyoming County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Scottsville.
- Arkansas
- Pope County
- This Scottsville is located in Pope County and lies 1,006 miles [1,619 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Scottsville that is located in Wyoming County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pope County community of Scottsville.
- California
- Amador County
- This Scottsville is located in Amador County and lies 2,347 miles [3,777.1 km]<1> to the west of the Scottsville that is located in Wyoming County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amador County community of Scottsville.
- Illinois
- Macoupin County
- 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 Illinois community of Scottsville [Macoupin County].
- Wayne County
- This Scottsville is located in Wayne County and lies 677 miles [1,089.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Scottsville that is located in Wyoming County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Scottsville.
- Indiana
- Floyd County
- This Scottsville is located in Floyd County and lies 563 miles [906.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Scottsville that is located in Wyoming County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Scottsville.
- Kansas
- Douglas County
- 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 Kansas community of Scottsville [Douglas County].
- Mitchell County
- This Scottsville is located in Mitchell County and lies 1,151 miles [1,852.4 km]<1> to the west of the Scottsville that is located in Wyoming County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mitchell County community of Scottsville.
- Kentucky
- Allen County
- This Scottsville is located in Allen County and lies 635 miles [1,021.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Scottsville that is located in Wyoming County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Scottsville.
- Louisiana
- Claiborne Parish
- This Scottsville is located in Claiborne Parish and lies 1,090 miles [1,754.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Scottsville that is located in Wyoming County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Claiborne Parish community of Scottsville.
- Michigan
- Macomb County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Macomb County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macomb County community of Scottsville.
- Missouri
- Sullivan County
- Although located in Sullivan County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Scottsville.
- Nevada
- Humboldt County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Humboldt County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Scottsville.
- New York
- Monroe County
- This Scottsville is located in Monroe County and lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Scottsville that is located in Wyoming County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Scottsville.
- Ontario
- This Scottsville lies 279 miles [449 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Scottsville that is located in Wyoming County.
- South Carolina
- Lee County
- This Scottsville is located in Lee County and lies 572 miles [920.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Scottsville that is located in Wyoming County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Scottsville.
- Texas
- Harrison County
- This Scottsville is located in Harrison County and lies 1,175 miles [1,891 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Scottsville that is located in Wyoming County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Scottsville.
- Vermont
- Rutland County
- This Scottsville is located in Rutland County and lies 200 miles [321.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Scottsville that is located in Wyoming County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutland County community of Scottsville.
- Virginia
- Albemarle County
- This Scottsville is located in Albemarle County and lies 290 miles [466.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Scottsville that is located in Wyoming County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Scottsville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Scottsville ...
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.
- Evans Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Evans Falls is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Falls
- Jenks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jenks is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
- Jenningsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jenningsville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenningsville
- Kaiserville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kaiserville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaiserville
- Laceyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lemon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lemon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Lynn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lynn is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Marcy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Marcy is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy
- Merryall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Merryall is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merryall
- Rocky Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Forest is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Forest
- Skinners Eddy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Skinners Eddy is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinners Eddy
- Sugar Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Terrytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Terrytown is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrytown
How Far From Scottsville 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 Scottsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Scottsville and extending to:
- Tunkhannock, which is the Seat of Wyoming County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Scottsville 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 192 miles [309 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 5,745 miles [9,245.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,459 miles [10,394.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,334 miles [6,974.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Scottsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Scottsville 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> | 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 Scottsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Scottsville 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 Scottsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5962, Longitude: -76.0963 In this case, the coordinates for Scottsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.112 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.98 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.203 degrees. |
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