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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 Stull, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stull 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 Stull:
- 41.417300, -76.091594
- 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 Stull
- 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 Wyoming County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wyoming County
- Since Stull is near Luzerne County and also Sullivan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Luzerne County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan 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 Stull
Communities Also Named Stull ...
We found three communities that are also named Stull.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Stull is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Idaho
- Shoshone County
- This Stull is located in Shoshone County and lies 1,981 miles [3,188.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Stull that is located in Wyoming County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shoshone County community of Stull.
- Kansas
- Douglas County
- This Stull is located in Douglas County and lies 1,032 miles [1,660.8 km]<1> to the west of the Stull that is located in Wyoming County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Stull.
- Maryland
- Frederick County
- This Stull is located in Frederick County and lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Stull that is located in Wyoming County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Stull.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stull ...
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.
- Evans Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Evans Falls is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Falls
- Fades
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fades is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fades
- Harveys Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hays Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hays Corner is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Corner
- Jenks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jenks is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
- Kunkle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kunkle is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Loyalville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Loyalville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalville
- Meeker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Meeker is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
- Outlet
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Outlet is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlet
- Pikes Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pikes Creek is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Creek
- Ruggles
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ruggles is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
How Far From Stull 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 Stull to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stull and extending to:
- Tunkhannock, which is the Seat of Wyoming County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Stull to Tunkhannock, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 88 miles [141.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 180 miles [289.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,752 miles [9,256.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,465 miles [10,404.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,341 miles [6,986.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stull) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Stull 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 Stull. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4173, Longitude: -76.0916 In this case, the coordinates for Stull have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.126 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.968 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.278 degrees. |
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