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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 Williamsport, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Williamsport and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Williamsport:
    • 40.681210, -75.201287
    • 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 Williamsport
  • 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 Williamsport ...

We found seventeen communities that share the name Williamsport.

There is one other community in Pennsylvania which is also named Williamsport.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Lycoming County
      • This Williamsport is located in Lycoming County and lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Williamsport that is located in Northampton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lycoming County community of Williamsport.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Warren County
      • This Williamsport is located in Warren County and lies 635 miles [1,021.9 km]<1> to the west of the Williamsport that is located in Northampton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Williamsport.
    • Kansas
      • Pratt County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Williamsport [Pratt County].
      • Shawnee County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Shawnee County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shawnee County community of Williamsport.
    • Kentucky
      • Johnson County
      • This Williamsport is located in Johnson County and lies 448 miles [721 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Williamsport that is located in Northampton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Williamsport.
    • Louisiana
      • Pointe Coupee Parish
      • This Williamsport is located in Pointe Coupee Parish and lies 1,140 miles [1,834.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Williamsport that is located in Northampton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pointe Coupee Parish community of Williamsport.
    • Maryland
      • Washington County
      • This Williamsport is located in Washington County and lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Williamsport that is located in Northampton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Williamsport.
    • Michigan
      • Manistee County
      • This Williamsport is located in Manistee County and lies 616 miles [991.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Williamsport that is located in Northampton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Manistee County community of Williamsport.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Williamsport lies 1,133 miles [1,823.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Williamsport that is located in Northampton County.
    • North Dakota
      • Emmons County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Williamsport [Emmons County].
    • Ohio
      • Columbiana County
      • This Williamsport is located in Columbiana County and lies 284 miles [457.1 km]<1> to the west of the Williamsport that is located in Northampton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Williamsport.
      • Morrow County
      • This Williamsport is located in Morrow County and lies 394 miles [634.1 km] to the west of the Williamsport that is located in Northampton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morrow County community of Williamsport.
      • Pickaway County
      • This Williamsport is located in Pickaway County and lies 424 miles [682.4 km] to the west of the Williamsport that is located in Northampton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickaway County community of Williamsport.
      • Stark County
      • This Williamsport is located in Stark County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km] to the west of the Williamsport that is located in Northampton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Williamsport.
    • Ontario
      • This Williamsport lies 383 miles [616.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Williamsport that is located in Northampton County.
    • Tennessee
      • Maury County
      • This Williamsport is located in Maury County and lies 736 miles [1,184.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Williamsport that is located in Northampton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maury County community of Williamsport.
    • West Virginia
      • Grant County
      • This Williamsport is located in Grant County and lies 226 miles [363.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Williamsport that is located in Northampton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Williamsport.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Williamsport ...

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.

  • Carpentersville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpentersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpentersville
    • Carpentersville is located in Warren County (NJ)
  • Chain Bridge ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain Bridge
    • Chain Bridge is located in Northampton County
    • Chain Bridge has also been known as:
    • Chain Dam
  • Chestnut Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Northampton County
  • Churchville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churchville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
    • Churchville is located in Northampton County
  • Coffeetown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffeetown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeetown
    • Coffeetown is located in Northampton County
  • Farmersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
    • Farmersville is located in Northampton County
  • Finesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Finesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finesville
    • Finesville is located in Warren County (NJ)
  • Harmony
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
    • Harmony is located in Warren County (NJ)
  • Hughesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
    • Hughesville is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
  • Kennedy Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Mills
    • Kennedy Mills is located in Warren County (NJ)
  • Kennedys
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedys have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedys
    • Kennedys is located in Warren County (NJ)
  • Lime Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
    • Lime Ridge is located in Northampton County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Lower Harmony
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Harmony
      • Lower Harmony is located in Warren County (NJ)
    • Lows Hollow
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lows Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lows Hollow
      • Lows Hollow is located in Warren County (NJ)
    • Mount Hope
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
      • Mount Hope is located in Northampton County
    • Springtown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
      • Springtown is located in Warren County (NJ)
    • Still Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Still Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Valley
      • Still Valley is located in Warren County (NJ)
    • Uniontown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uniontown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
      • Uniontown is located in Warren County (NJ)

How Far From Williamsport 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 Williamsport to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Williamsport and extending to:

  • Easton, which is the Seat of Northampton County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Williamsport to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5>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 6 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 156 miles [251.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> 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).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,454 miles [10,386.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,330 miles [6,968.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Williamsport. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Northampton County: www.northamptoncounty.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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- Williamsport) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Williamsport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6812, Longitude: -75.2013       In this case, the coordinates for Williamsport have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Williamsport 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.
<3>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 Williamsport, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 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.
<6>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 Williamsport to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.658 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.322 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.199 degrees.




 

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