Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wysox, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wysox and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wysox
- 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 Wysox:
- 41.774519, -76.399384
- 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 Wysox
- 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 Bradford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bradford County
- Since Wysox is near Wyoming County and also Susquehanna County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wyoming County
- eBird sighting report for Susquehanna 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 Wysox ...
We found one communities that share the name Wysox.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Wysox is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Wysox in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wysox ...
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.
- Asylum
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Bumpville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Cherrytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherrytown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrytown
- Cherrytown is located in Bradford County
- Highland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Hornbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Kellogg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Limehill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limehill
- Limehill is located in Bradford County
- Luthers Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luthers Mills
- Luthers Mills is located in Bradford County
- Marshview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Overshot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Quarry Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quarry Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry Glen
- Quarry Glen is located in Bradford County
- Standing Stone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standing Stone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Stone
- Standing Stone is located in Bradford County
- Towner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
How Far From Wysox 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 Wysox to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wysox and extending to:
- Towanda, which is the Seat of Bradford County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Wysox to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 201 miles [323.5 km] to the south (S). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,750 miles [9,253.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,465 miles [10,404.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,341 miles [6,986.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wysox. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bradford County: www.bradfordcountypa.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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wysox) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wysox. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7745, Longitude: -76.3994 In this case, the coordinates for Wysox have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Wysox to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.28 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.199 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.264 degrees. |