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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 Warrior Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Warrior Run 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 Warrior Run:
- 41.188693, -75.952421
- 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 Warrior Run
- 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 Warrior Run is near Carbon County and also Wyoming County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carbon 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 Warrior Run
Communities Also Named Warrior Run ...
We found one communities that are also named Warrior Run.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Warrior Run.
Beyond Pennsylvania.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Northumberland County
- This Warrior Run is located in Northumberland County and lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the west of the Warrior Run that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Warrior Run.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Warrior Run ...
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.
- Buttonwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Buttonwood is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwood
- Curry Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Curry Hill is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Hill
- Dundee
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dundee is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Edwardsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Gracedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gracedale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracedale
- Gregory
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gregory is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Larksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lee Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Park is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mountain Top
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Plymouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rippletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rippletown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippletown
- Rule Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rule Corners is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rule Corners
- Stairville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stairville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stairville
- Sugar Notch
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sugar Notch is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Notch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
How Far From Warrior Run 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 Warrior Run to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Warrior Run and extending to:
- Wilkes-Barre, which is the Seat of Luzerne County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Warrior Run to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 168 miles [270.4 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 5,756 miles [9,263.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,468 miles [10,409.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,343 miles [6,989.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Warrior Run) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Warrior Run 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 Warrior Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1887, Longitude: -75.9524 In this case, the coordinates for Warrior Run have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.063 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.86 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.313 degrees. |
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