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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 Waterton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Waterton 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 Waterton:
- 41.163600, -76.229986
- 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 Waterton
- 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 Waterton is near Columbia County and also Sullivan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan 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 Waterton
Communities Also Named Waterton ...
We found three communities that are also named Waterton.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Waterton is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Jefferson County
- This Waterton is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,516 miles [2,439.8 km]<1> to the west of the Waterton that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Waterton.
- Georgia
- Gwinnett County
- This Waterton is located in Gwinnett County and lies 657 miles [1,057.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Waterton that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gwinnett County community of Waterton.
- Ontario
- This Waterton lies 226 miles [363.7 km]<1> to the north of the Waterton that is located in Luzerne County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Waterton ...
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.
- Dogtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dogtown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Foundryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Foundryville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Harveyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Honeytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Honeytown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeytown
- Jonestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jonestown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Marshall Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall Hollow is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Hollow
- Red Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Red Hill is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Register
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Summer Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Summer Hill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Town Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Town Hill is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hill
How Far From Waterton 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 Waterton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Waterton and extending to:
- Wilkes-Barre, which is the Seat of Luzerne County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Waterton to Wilkes-Barre, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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 69 miles [111 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 162 miles [260.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<3> 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).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,481 miles [10,430.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,356 miles [7,010.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Waterton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Waterton 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 Waterton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1636, Longitude: -76.2300 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.233 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.049 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.448 degrees. |
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