Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Upsonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Upsonville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Upsonville
- 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 Upsonville:
- 41.914799, -75.802968
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Upsonville
- 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 Susquehanna County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Susquehanna County
- Since Upsonville is near Broome County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Broome County
- eBird sighting report for Wayne 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Upsonville ...
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.
- Corbettsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbettsville
- Corbettsville is located in Broome County (NY)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corbettsville <1>
- Great Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Bend
- Great Bend is located in Susquehanna County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Bend <1>
- Heart Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heart Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heart Lake
- Heart Lake is located in Susquehanna County
- Hickory Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Hickory Grove is located in Susquehanna County
- Island Plain
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Plain
- Island Plain is located in Susquehanna County
- Lawsville Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsville Center
- Lawsville Center is located in Susquehanna County
- Lewis Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Corners
- Lewis Corners is located in Susquehanna County
- Tiffany
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany
- Tiffany is located in Susquehanna County
- Tingley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Williams Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Corner
- Williams Corner is located in Susquehanna County
How Far From Upsonville 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 Upsonville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Upsonville and extending to:
- Montrose, which is the Seat of Susquehanna County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<3> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Upsonville to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 218 miles [350.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,719 miles [9,203.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,434 miles [10,354.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,310 miles [6,936.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Upsonville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Susquehanna County: www.susquehanna.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Upsonville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Upsonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9148, Longitude: -75.8030 In this case, the coordinates for Upsonville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Upsonville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.901 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.794 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.931 degrees. |