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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 Weather, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Weather 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 Weather:
- 40.941753, -75.828251
- 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 Weather
- 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 Weather 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 Weather
Curious and Interesting Names Near Weather ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Foundryville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Foundryville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Freeland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hickory Hills is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Japan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Japan is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japan
- Jeansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jeansville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeansville
- Jim Thorpe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jim Thorpe is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Thorpe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,650 people
- Former names for Jim Thorpe:
- East Mauch Chunk
- Mauch Chunk
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jim Thorpe <1>
- Junedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Junedale is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junedale
- Leslie Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Leslie Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Run
- Mud Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mud Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Pond Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pond Creek is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Creek
- Rockport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rockport is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Sandy Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sandy Run is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Run
- Summit Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tannery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tannery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannery
- Unionville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Unionville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Woodside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodside is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
How Far From Weather 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 Weather to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Weather and extending to:
- Jim Thorpe, which is the Seat of Carbon County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Weather 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 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 154 miles [247.8 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 5,761 miles [9,271.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,472 miles [10,415.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,347 miles [6,995.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Weather) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Weather 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 Weather. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9418, Longitude: -75.8283 In this case, the coordinates for Weather have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.01 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.762 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.363 degrees. |
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