Hughestown
in Luzerne County of Pennsylvania, United States
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Wilkes Barre Scranton International Airport (3 mi) - Lehigh Valley International Airport (50 mi)
- Williamsport Regional Airport (60 mi)
- Greater Binghamton/Edwin A Link field (62 mi)
- Reading Regional Carl A Spaatz Field (66 mi)
- Elmira Corning Regional Airport (81 mi)
- Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (88 mi)
- Lancaster Airport (88 mi)
- Newark Liberty International Airport (94 mi)
- Philadelphia International Airport (104 mi)
- La Guardia Airport (106 mi)
- John F Kennedy International Airport (114 mi)
- Syracuse Hancock International Airport (124 mi)
- Independence Hall (Unesco heritage, 107 mi)
- Fox Hill Country Club (Golf course, 2 mi)
- Applewood Golf Course (Golf course, 3 mi)
- Four Seasons Golf Club (Golf course, 3 mi)
- Glenmaura National Golf Club (Golf course, 5 mi)
- Wilkes Barre Municipal Golf Club (Golf course, 8 mi)
- Newberry Country Club (Golf course, 9 mi)
- Huntsville Golf Club (Golf course, 9 mi)
- Emanon Country Club (Golf course, 11 mi)
- Country Club of Scranton (Golf course, 11 mi)
- Summit Hills Golf Club (Golf course, 12 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 41.327 and -75.773 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 41° 19' 37" and W -75° 46' 23"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - USD
- Spoken languages:
- English, Spanish, French
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 06:00 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: America/New_York
- UTC/GMT offset: -10 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:05 am and 7:56 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -34.226 and 115.057 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Hamelin Bay - References
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Safety Score: 2,7 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United States.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United States. Last Update: 2024-04-26 08:02:42
Touring Hughestown
Hughestown in Luzerne County (Pennsylvania) with it's 1,397 residents is a town located in United States about 181 mi (or 291 km) north of Washington DC, the country's capital place.
Time in Hughestown is now 06:00 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named America / New York with an UTC offset of -4 hours. We know of 13 airports nearby Hughestown, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is Wilkes Barre Scranton International Airport in a distance of 3 mi (or 4 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Independence Hall in a distance of 107 mi (or 172 km), South-East. Also, if you like the game of golf, there are several options within driving distance. Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Scranton, Tunkhannock, Jim Thorpe, Montrose and Honesdale. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 16°C / 60 °F
| Morning Temperature | 1°C / 35 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 13°C / 56 °F |
| Night Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 36% |
| Air Pressure | 1029 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 1% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Friday, 26th of April 2024
14°C (57 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
16°C (61 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
25°C (78 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Mohegan Sun Pocono
Fairfield Inn & Suites Wilkes-Barre Scranton
Holiday Inn Express WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON(AIRPORT)
Holiday Inn WILKES BARRE - EAST MOUNTAIN
Holiday Inn Express WILKES BARRE EAST
HOST INN ALL SUITES
Rodeway Inn Moosic - Scranton
MICROTEL INN & SUITES BY WYNDH
WOODSPRING SUITES WILKES-BARRE
DAYS INN WILKES BARRE
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Part 2 Dirt Biking With Dji Phantom overhead
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Hughestown, Pennsylvania
Hughestown is a borough in the Greater Pittston area of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,392 at the 2010 census. In 1934, the right arm of Hughestown resident Harry Tompkins was crushed by an Erie Railroad train. The resulting U.S. Supreme Court case, Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins, laid the foundation for a large part of modern American civil procedure.
Pittston, Pennsylvania
Pittston is a city in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is situated between Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. The city gained prominence in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as an active anthracite coal mining city, drawing a large portion of its labor force from European immigrants. The population was 7,739 as of the 2010 census. At its peak in 1920, the population of Pittston was 18,497.
Yatesville, Pennsylvania
Yatesville is a borough within the Greater Pittston area of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 607 at the 2010 census.
WDMT
WDMT, also known as 102.3 The Mountain, is an adult album alternative radio station in Pittston, Pennsylvania. The station's website states "More music. Less hype. " as part of its mission. Station IDs often include the phrase "It's different here. " WDMT is owned and operated by Entercom Wilkes-Barre, which also operates sister stations WKRZ, WGGY, WILK-FM, and WILK.
WILK-FM
WILK-FM is a radio station licensed to Avoca, Pennsylvania operating at a frequency of 103.1 MHz serving the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre/Hazleton radio market. The station serves as the premiere station in the regionally simulcast WILK News Radio Network, a network of four radio stations owned by Entercom carrying local news and talk programming for the region served by the stations. In 2007, WILK-FM started hybrid-digital IBOC broadcasting using the HD Radio system by Ibiquity.
WITK
WITK is an AM radio station licensed by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to serve the community of Pittston, Pennsylvania. WITK broadcasts at 1550 kHz and covers much of northeastern Pennsylvania, including Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. The station airs various Christian religious programming. WITK is owned by Steel City Radio, Inc. The station was sold in 2007 by Lackawanna County Commissioner Robert C. Cordaro. Steel City Radio, Inc.
Twin Shaft Disaster
The Twin Shaft Disaster occurred in the Newton Coal Company's Twin Shaft Colliery in Pittston, Pennsylvania on June 28, 1896, when a massive cave-in killed fifty-eight miners.
Browntown, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Browntown is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pittston Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States, adjacent to the city of Pittston. The CDP population was 1,418 at the 2010 census.
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