Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Stoddartsville:
  • 41.130066, -75.628588
  • 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 Stoddartsville

• 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 Stoddartsville is near Monroe County and also Centre County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Centre 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 Stoddartsville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stoddartsville ...

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.

• Fernridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fernridge is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernridge
• Forest Glen
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Forest Glen is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
• Lake Harmony
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Harmony is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Harmony
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Harmony <1>
• Leonardsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Leonardsville is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardsville
• Locust Lakes Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Locust Lakes Village is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lakes Village
• Pleasant View Summit
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant View Summit is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Summit
• Preserve
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Preserve is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preserve
• Shades Glen
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Shades Glen is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shades Glen
• Split Rock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Split Rock is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Rock

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

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

• Wilkes-Barre, which is the Seat of Luzerne County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Stoddartsville to Wilkes-Barre, with an average speed<3> 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 87 miles [140 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 171 miles [275.2 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<4> 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).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,456 miles [10,389.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,332 miles [6,971.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'