Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Westminster, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Westminster and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Westminster
- 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 Westminster:
- 41.278414, -75.775471
- 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 Westminster
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Luzerne County
- Since Westminster is near Lackawanna County and also Wyoming County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lackawanna County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Westminster ...
We found twenty communities that share the name Westminster.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania which is also named Westminster.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Erie County
- This Westminster is located in Erie County and lies 231 miles [371.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Westminster that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Westminster.
- Erie County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Orange County
- This Westminster is located in Orange County and lies 2,346 miles [3,775.5 km]<1> to the west of the Westminster that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Westminster.
- Colorado
- Jefferson County
- This Westminster is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,531 miles [2,463.9 km]<1> to the west of the Westminster that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Westminster.
- Connecticut
- Windham County
- This Westminster is located in Windham County and lies 196 miles [315.4 km]<1> to the east of the Westminster that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windham County community of Westminster.
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Westminster is located in New Castle County and lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the south of the Westminster that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Westminster.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Westminster is located in Hillsborough County and lies 992 miles [1,596.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Westminster that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Westminster.
- Illinois
- Shelby County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Westminster [Shelby County].
- Kansas
- Reno County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Westminster [Reno County].
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Westminster is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 1,135 miles [1,826.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Westminster that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Westminster.
- Maryland
- Carroll County
- This Westminster is located in Carroll County and lies 133 miles [214 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Westminster that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Westminster.
- Massachusetts
- Worcester County
- This Westminster is located in Worcester County and lies 216 miles [347.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Westminster that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Westminster.
- Michigan
- Grand Traverse County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Westminster [Grand Traverse County].
- North Carolina
- Rutherford County
- This Westminster is located in Rutherford County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Westminster that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Westminster.
- Ohio
- Allen County
- This Westminster is located in Allen County and lies 429 miles [690.4 km]<1> to the west of the Westminster that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Westminster.
- Ontario
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Westminster.
- Quebec
- This Westminster lies 305 miles [490.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Westminster that is located in Luzerne County.
- South Carolina
- Oconee County
- This Westminster is located in Oconee County and lies 605 miles [973.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Westminster that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Westminster.
- Texas
- Brazoria County
- This Westminster is located in Brazoria County and lies 1,357 miles [2,183.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Westminster that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazoria County community of Westminster.
- Collin County
- This Westminster is located in Collin County and lies 1,256 miles [2,021.3 km] to the west southwest of the Westminster that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Collin County community of Westminster.
- Vermont
- Windham County
- This Westminster is located in Windham County and lies 210 miles [338 km]<1> to the northeast of the Westminster that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windham County community of Westminster.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Westminster ...
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.
- Cork Lane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Fox Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Happy Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Happy Valley is located in Luzerne County
- Hughestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughestown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughestown
- Hughestown is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,356 people
- Inkerman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Keystone
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Miners Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Mills
- Miners Mills is located in Luzerne County
- Parsons
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
- Plains is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plains <5>
- Plainsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsville
- Plainsville is located in Luzerne County
- Wyoming
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyoming have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Wyoming is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,004 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyoming <5>
How Far From Westminster 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 Westminster to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Westminster and extending to:
- Wilkes-Barre, which is the Seat of Luzerne County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Westminster to Harrisburg, with an average speed<6>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 177 miles [284.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,745 miles [9,245.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,457 miles [10,391.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,332 miles [6,971.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Westminster. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Luzerne County: www.luzernecounty.org/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Westminster) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Westminster. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2784, Longitude: -75.7755 In this case, the coordinates for Westminster have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Westminster, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Westminster could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Westminster to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.947 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.744 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.196 degrees. |