Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Suscon:
  • 41.302303, -75.722414
  • 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 Suscon

• 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 Suscon is near Lackawanna County and also Wyoming County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lackawanna County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wyoming 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 Suscon

Curious and Interesting Names Near Suscon ...

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.

• Barbertown ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Barbertown is located in Lackawanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbertown
• Bush Patch
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bush Patch is located in Lackawanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Patch
• Cork Lane
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cork Lane is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cork Lane
• Fox Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fox Hill is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hill
• Greenwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Greenwood is located in Lackawanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Hillside Junction
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hillside Junction is located in Lackawanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Junction
• Hughestown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hughestown is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughestown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,356 people
• Inkerman
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Inkerman is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkerman
• Keystone
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Keystone is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
• Rockdale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Rockdale is located in Lackawanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
• Spike Island
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Spike Island is located in Lackawanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spike Island
• Starks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Starks is located in Lackawanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
• Wyoming
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Wyoming is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyoming <1>

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

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

• Wilkes-Barre, which is the Seat of Luzerne County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Suscon to Wilkes-Barre, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 92 miles [148.1 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 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 179 miles [288.1 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 5,741 miles [9,239.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,454 miles [10,386.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,329 miles [6,966.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'