Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tresckow:
  • 40.915297, -75.963996
  • 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 Tresckow

• 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 Carbon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carbon County
  • Since Tresckow is near Luzerne County and also Schuylkill 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 Schuylkill 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 Tresckow

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tresckow ...

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 Meadows
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Beaver Meadows is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Meadows
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver Meadows <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Beaver Meadows
  • From Tresckow to Beaver Meadows
• Cranberry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cranberry is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
• Frenchtown
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Frenchtown is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
• Green Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Ridge is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
• Haddock
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Haddock is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
• Hollars Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hollars Hill is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollars Hill
• Humboldt
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Humboldt is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
• Jeansville
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Jeansville is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeansville
• Junedale
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Junedale is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junedale
• Lofty
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lofty is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lofty
  • From Tresckow to Lofty
• Still Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Still Creek is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Creek

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

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

• Jim Thorpe, which is the Seat of Carbon County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Tresckow to Jim Thorpe, 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 64 miles [103 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 150 miles [241.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,768 miles [9,282.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,479 miles [10,426.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,354 miles [7,007.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'