Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Shickshinny:
  • 41.153067, -76.150215
  • 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 Shickshinny

• 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 Shickshinny is near Columbia County and also Schuylkill 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 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 Shickshinny

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shickshinny ...

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.

• Dogtown
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Dogtown is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
• Foundryville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Foundryville is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
• Harveyville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Harveyville is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Harveyville
  • From Shickshinny to Harveyville
• Hobbie
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hobbie is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbie
• Hughs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hughs is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughs
• Lee
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lee is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lee
  • From Shickshinny to Lee
• Marshall Hollow
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Marshall Hollow is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Hollow
• Pond Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pond Hill is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Hill
• Register
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Register is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Register
  • From Shickshinny to Register
• Roaring Brook
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Roaring Brook is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Brook
• Stairville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Stairville is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stairville
• Summer Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Summer Hill is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
• Town Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Town Hill is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Shickshinny and extending to:

• Wilkes-Barre, which is the Seat of Luzerne County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Shickshinny to Wilkes-Barre, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 71 miles [114.3 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 about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 162 miles [260.7 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<3> 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).<4>
• 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).<5>
• 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).<6>'