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Delve into Westminster
Westminster in Luzerne County (Pennsylvania) is located in United States about 178 mi (or 286 km) north of Washington DC, the country's capital town.
Current time in Westminster is now 05:00 PM (Sunday). The local timezone is named America / New York with an UTC offset of -4 hours. We know of 13 airports close to Westminster, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is Wilkes Barre Scranton International Airport in a distance of 5 mi (or 8 km), North-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 104 mi (or 167 km), South-East. Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, 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: 23°C / 73 °F
Morning Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
Evening Temperature | 20°C / 68 °F |
Night Temperature | 15°C / 60 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 3% |
Air Humidity | 64% |
Air Pressure | 1019 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from East |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 93% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
26°C (79 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, broken clouds.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
26°C (78 °F)
16°C (61 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
17°C (63 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Mohegan Sun Pocono
Courtyard Wilkes-Barre Arena
Holiday Inn WILKES BARRE - EAST MOUNTAIN
Hampton Inn - Suites Wilkes-Barre-Scranton PA
Hilton Garden Inn Wilkes Barre
Holiday Inn Express WILKES BARRE EAST
Holiday Inn Express WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON(AIRPORT)
Fairfield Inn & Suites Wilkes-Barre Scranton
HOST INN ALL SUITES
DAYS INN WILKES BARRE
Videos from this area
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Pittston Pa Tomato Festival 2014 Flyover
Pittston Pa Tomato Festival 2014 Flyover with DJI Phantom Vision +Unmanned aerial vehicle.
Greater Pittston Area Photo Book Tour - GPHS
This is a video photo book tour of the Greater Pittston Area in Pennsylvania. The year this video was taken is unknown at time of posting to YouTube. Narrated by Al Michalec. Video donated...
Pittston Tomato Festival
http://www.pittstontomatofestival.com This is the Annual Pittson Tomato Festival. Fun, Food and Tomatoes... Over fifty thousand people will attend the four-day event that has been touted as...
Pittston Township EMS Fire Rescue -Water Rescue of Truck Driver.wmv
Heavy rain flooded Oak Street near the Coca~Cola warehouse. Another driver caught in the lake ... the sixth since the beginning of summer.
Vintage Pittston - GPHS
VIP's, Police and Firemen from the 1940's. This video was donated to the Greater Pittston Historical Society. Edited by Duane Morris.
Donnie Evans Pittston Cemetery Clean Up GPHS
This is Donnie Evans as he power washes the gravestones at the Pittston Cemetery in Pittston, PA. The Greater Pittston Historical Society did a long overdue clean up of the Pittston Cemetery...
Pittston Tomato Festival Tomato Fight 2009 in Slow Motion
http://www.pittstontomatofe... The Pittston Tomato Festival Tomato Fight 2009 from Pittston Pennsylvania. La Tomatina, Guerra de Tomates, Wilkes-Barre, Scranton, Hazleton, Cooper's Seafood,...
Pittston Tomato Festival - 2010 Tomato Fight
This video was uploaded from an Android phone. 300 people throwing 10000 tomatoes at each other in Pittston, PA. I should have been closer, and should have used zoom.
Snow in Pittston, PA - Groundhog Day 2015
A better larger version of several videos and photos I have taken so far in 2015 from an upstairs window. I didn't feel like going outside to film this stuff. It's supposed to be in HD, I...
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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.
Jenkins Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Jenkins Township is a township within the Greater Pittston area of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,442 at the 2010 census. The township is adjacent to the small city of Pittston. It was the site of the infamous 1959 Knox Mine Disaster, which led to a complete abandonment of the deep coal mining industry in northeastern Pennsylvania, which had been the area's economic basis.
Laflin, Pennsylvania
Laflin is a borough in the Greater Pittston area of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,487 at the 2010 census.
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.
The Ice Box
The Ice Box is a popular "sports complex" ice-skating rink in Jenkins Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
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.
St. Maria Goretti Church, Laflin, Pennsylvania
St. Maria Goretti Church is a Roman Catholic church in Laflin, Pennsylvania. It was named after St. Maria Goretti who was brutally murdered by Alessandro Serenelli.
Old Boston, Pennsylvania
Not to be confused with Old Boston, Lancashire, England. Old Boston, Pennsylvania is an unincorporated community in Jenkins Township, Luzerne County. It is located in the Wyoming Valley east of Interstate 81 and along Interstate 476 just south of the Wyoming Valley Interchange of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. WVIA-TV, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre PBS affiliate, is located in Old Boston, which uses the Pittston zip code of 18640.