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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 Tompkinsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tompkinsville 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 Tompkinsville:
- 41.590580, -75.614108
- 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 Tompkinsville
- 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 Tompkinsville is near Susquehanna County and also Wyoming County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Susquehanna 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 Tompkinsville
Communities Also Named Tompkinsville ...
We found five communities that are also named Tompkinsville.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Tompkinsville is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Choctaw County
- This Tompkinsville is located in Choctaw County and lies 941 miles [1,514.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Tompkinsville that is located in Lackawanna County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Choctaw County community of Tompkinsville.
- Kentucky
- Monroe County
- This Tompkinsville is located in Monroe County and lies 635 miles [1,021.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Tompkinsville that is located in Lackawanna County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Tompkinsville.
- Maryland
- Charles County
- This Tompkinsville is located in Charles County and lies 235 miles [378.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Tompkinsville that is located in Lackawanna County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Tompkinsville.
- Missouri
- Monroe County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Monroe County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Tompkinsville.
- New York
- Richmond County
- This Tompkinsville is located in Richmond County and lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Tompkinsville that is located in Lackawanna County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Tompkinsville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tompkinsville ...
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.
- Birchtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Birchtown is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchtown
- Carbondale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Carpenter Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Carpenter Town is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Town
- Childs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Childs is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Craig
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fleetville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fleetville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetville
- Green Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Marshbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marshbrook is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshbrook
- Nebraska
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nebraska is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
- Royal
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
How Far From Tompkinsville 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 Tompkinsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tompkinsville and extending to:
- Scranton, which is the Seat of Lackawanna County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Tompkinsville to Scranton, with an average speed<4> 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 111 miles [178.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 200 miles [321.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,725 miles [9,213.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,438 miles [10,361 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,314 miles [6,942.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tompkinsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Tompkinsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Tompkinsville 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 Tompkinsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5906, Longitude: -75.6141 In this case, the coordinates for Tompkinsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.819 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.648 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.987 degrees. |
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