Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Thornhurst:
  • 41.178418, -75.580466
  • 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 Thornhurst

• 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 Lackawanna County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lackawanna County
  • Since Thornhurst 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 Thornhurst

Curious and Interesting Names Near Thornhurst ...

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.

• Daleville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Daleville is located in Lackawanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daleville <1>
• Fells Corners
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Fells Corners is located in Lackawanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fells Corners
• Fernridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Fernridge is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernridge
• Forest Glen
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Forest Glen is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
• Lake Harmony
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • 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
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Leonardsville is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardsville
• Locust Lakes Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Locust Lakes Village is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lakes Village
• Pleasant View Summit
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant View Summit is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Summit
• Preserve
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Preserve is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preserve
• Rockdale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Rockdale is located in Lackawanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
• Shades Glen
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Shades Glen is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shades Glen
• Split Rock
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Split Rock is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Rock
• Spring Brook
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Spring Brook is located in Lackawanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Brook

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

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

• Scranton, which is the Seat of Lackawanna County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Thornhurst to Scranton, 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 five to six hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 91 miles [146.5 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 175 miles [281.6 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 5,741 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 6,452 miles [10,383.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,328 miles [6,965.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'