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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 West Hawley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Hawley 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 West Hawley:
- 41.477867, -75.172674
- 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 West Hawley
- 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Since West Hawley is near Pike County and also Sullivan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pike 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 West Hawley
Communities Also Named West Hawley ...
We found one communities that are also named West Hawley.
Within Pennsylvania, the name West Hawley is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named West Hawley in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- Franklin County
- This West Hawley is located in Franklin County and lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the West Hawley that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of West Hawley.
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Hawley ...
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.
- Blooming Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Blooming Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- Cherry Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Ridge is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Ridge
- Fawn Lake Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fawn Lake Forest is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Lake Forest
- Indian Orchard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Orchard is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Orchard
- Lakeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lords Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Masthope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Masthope is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masthope
- Masthope Rapids
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Masthope Rapids is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masthope Rapids
- Pink
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pink is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Tanglewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tanglewood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
How Far From West Hawley to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as West Hawley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Hawley and extending to:
- Honesdale, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from West Hawley to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>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 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 203 miles [326.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,711 miles [9,191 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,423 miles [10,336.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,299 miles [6,918.6 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- West Hawley) 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 West Hawley 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 West Hawley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4779, Longitude: -75.1727 In this case, the coordinates for West Hawley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.562 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.341 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.838 degrees. |
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