Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 South Montrose:
  • 41.797171, -75.891306
  • 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 South Montrose

• 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 Susquehanna County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Susquehanna County
  • Since South Montrose is near Wyoming County and also Bradford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Wyoming County
  • 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Montrose ...

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.

• Elk Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Lake
  • Elk Lake is located in Susquehanna County
• Forest Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
  • Forest Lake is located in Susquehanna County
• Heart Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heart Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heart Lake
  • Heart Lake is located in Susquehanna County
• Lindaville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lindaville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindaville
  • Lindaville is located in Susquehanna County
• Parks Crossroad
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parks Crossroad have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Crossroad
  • Parks Crossroad is located in Susquehanna County
• Snows Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snows Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snows Mill
  • Snows Mill is located in Susquehanna County
• Tiffany
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany
  • Tiffany is located in Susquehanna County
• Williams Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Corner
  • Williams Corner is located in Susquehanna County
• Woodhouse
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodhouse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhouse
  • Woodhouse is located in Susquehanna County

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

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

• Montrose, which is the Seat of Susquehanna County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from South Montrose to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 209 miles [336.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,728 miles [9,218.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,442 miles [10,367.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,318 miles [6,949.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Susquehanna County: www.susquehanna.pa.us/

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