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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 Slocum Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Slocum Corners 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 Slocum Corners:
- 41.145224, -76.021645
- 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 Slocum Corners
- 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 Slocum Corners is near Columbia County and also Carbon 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 Carbon 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 Slocum Corners
Communities Also Named Slocum Corners ...
We found one communities that are also named Slocum Corners.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Slocum Corners is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Slocum Corners in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Lake County
- This Slocum Corners is located in Lake County and lies 621 miles [999.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Slocum Corners that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Slocum Corners.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Slocum Corners ...
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.
- Buttonwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buttonwood is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwood
- Dogtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dogtown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Dundee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dundee is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Hobbie
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hobbie is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbie
- Hughs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hughs is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughs
- Lee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pond Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pond Hill is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Hill
- Rippletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rippletown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippletown
- Rule Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rule Corners is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rule Corners
- Sand Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Spring is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Spring
- Springtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Springtown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
- Stairville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Stairville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stairville
- Sugar Notch
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Notch is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Notch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Warrior Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Warrior Run is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
How Far From Slocum Corners 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 Slocum Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Slocum Corners and extending to:
- Wilkes-Barre, which is the Seat of Luzerne County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Slocum Corners to Wilkes-Barre, with an average speed<2> 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 74 miles [119.1 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 164 miles [263.9 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,760 miles [9,269.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,473 miles [10,417.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,348 miles [6,997.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Slocum Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Slocum Corners 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 Slocum Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1452, Longitude: -76.0216 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.109 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.905 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.363 degrees. |
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