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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 Strawbridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Strawbridge and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Strawbridge:
    • 41.313969, -76.623286
    • 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 Strawbridge
  • 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

Communities Also Named Strawbridge ...

We found two communities that share the name Strawbridge.

There is one other community in Pennsylvania which is also named Strawbridge.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Strawbridge in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Sullivan County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Strawbridge [Sullivan County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Wisconsin
      • Lafayette County
      • This Strawbridge is located in Lafayette County and lies 710 miles [1,142.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Strawbridge that is located in Lycoming County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette County community of Strawbridge.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Strawbridge ...

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 Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
    • Beaver Lake is located in Lycoming County
  • Biggerstown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
    • Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
  • Chestnut Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
    • Chestnut Grove is located in Lycoming County
  • Clarkstown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkstown
    • Clarkstown is located in Lycoming County
  • Dewey Corner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewey Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey Corner
    • Dewey Corner is located in Lycoming County
  • Divide
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Divide have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
    • Divide is located in Columbia County
  • Eagles Mere
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Frenchtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
    • Frenchtown is located in Lycoming County
  • Hillsgrove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Huntersville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
    • Huntersville is located in Lycoming County
  • Lime Bluff
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Bluff
    • Lime Bluff is located in Lycoming County
  • Long Brook
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
    • Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
  • Pine Summit
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Summit
    • Pine Summit is located in Columbia County
  • Unityville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)

How Far From Strawbridge to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Strawbridge to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Strawbridge and extending to:

  • Williamsport, which is the Seat of Lycoming County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Strawbridge to Williamsport, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day 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 72 miles [115.9 km] to the south (S). 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 4 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 168 miles [270.4 km] to the south (S). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,778 miles [9,298.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,492 miles [10,447.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,368 miles [7,029.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

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

The official website for Lycoming County: www.lyco.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Strawbridge could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Strawbridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Strawbridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3140, Longitude: -76.6233       In this case, the coordinates for Strawbridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Strawbridge to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.459 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.328 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.561 degrees.




 

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