Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Slykerville:
  • 40.922030, -75.989371
  • 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 Slykerville

• 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 Slykerville is near Carbon County and also Schuylkill County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carbon 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 Slykerville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Slykerville ...

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.

• Beaver Meadows
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Beaver Meadows is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Meadows
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver Meadows <1>
• Cranberry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Cranberry is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
• Frenchtown
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Frenchtown is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
• Green Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Green Ridge is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
• Haddock
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Haddock is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
• Hollars Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hollars Hill is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollars Hill
• Humboldt
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Humboldt is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
• Jeansville
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Jeansville is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeansville
• Junedale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Junedale is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junedale

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Slykerville and extending to:

• Wilkes-Barre, which is the Seat of Luzerne County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Slykerville to Wilkes-Barre, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 64 miles [103 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 150 miles [241.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,768 miles [9,282.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,480 miles [10,428.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,355 miles [7,008.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'