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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 Wiscasset, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wiscasset 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 Wiscasset:
- 41.102590, -75.335183
- 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 Wiscasset
- 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Since Wiscasset is near Carbon County and also Pike County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carbon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pike 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 Wiscasset
Communities Also Named Wiscasset ...
We found one communities that are also named Wiscasset.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Wiscasset is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Wiscasset in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maine
- Lincoln County
- This Wiscasset is located in Lincoln County and lies 350 miles [563.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wiscasset that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Wiscasset.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wiscasset ...
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.
- Crescent Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent Lake is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
- Emerald Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Emerald Lakes is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Lakes
- Henryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Little Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Little Summit is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Summit
- Lower Tannersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lower Tannersville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Tannersville
- Mountainhome
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mushroom Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mushroom Farms is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mushroom Farms
- Paradise Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Paradise Crossing is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Crossing
- Paradise Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Paradise Valley is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Valley
- Reeders
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Scotrun
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Swiftwater
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Tannersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
How Far From Wiscasset 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 Wiscasset to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wiscasset and extending to:
- Stroudsburg, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wiscasset to Stroudsburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 98 miles [157.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 176 miles [283.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,734 miles [9,228 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,444 miles [10,370.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,320 miles [6,952.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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- Wiscasset) 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 Wiscasset 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 Wiscasset. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1026, Longitude: -75.3352 In this case, the coordinates for Wiscasset have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.698 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.434 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.075 degrees. |
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