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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 04:01 PM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named America / New York with an UTC offset of -5 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: 18°C / 65 °F
Morning Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
Evening Temperature | 17°C / 62 °F |
Night Temperature | 17°C / 63 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 65% |
Air Pressure | 1022 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (5 mph) from North-East |
Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 11% of sky |
General Conditions | Few clouds |
Tuesday, 5th of November 2024
21°C (70 °F)
13°C (56 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Wednesday, 6th of November 2024
14°C (57 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Thursday, 7th of November 2024
12°C (54 °F)
9°C (49 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.
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
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Near Crash Dirt Bike and Quad
Just out riding when a quad crosses my path Near Crash Dirt Bike and Quad.
Pittston Pa Tomato Festival 2014 Flyover
Pittston Pa Tomato Festival 2014 Flyover with DJI Phantom Vision +Unmanned aerial vehicle.
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...
Quad doing Hill Climb
Just watching a qaud attempt a big hill climb, near Pittston Pa on April 26 2014 #djiphantom.
DJI Phantom Dec 27,2014 Kx 450 Jumping 2
Close call jumping almost hit the DJI Phantom Dec 27 14 Kx 450 Jumping 2.
Rainbow Hill Climb successful 2nd try kx250
Trying the Rainbow hill climb successful 2nd try 2013 KX 250 in an area near pittston pa.
Part 2 Dirt Biking With Dji Phantom overhead
Part 2 Dirt Biking With Dji Phantom overhead somewhere near Pittston Pa #djiphantom.
CP 165 at Dupont, PA 2/28/09
A pair of CP SD40-2s lead Philadelphia-Binghamton train 165 through Dupont on the Sunbury Sub. The lead unit has a near-perfect K3 on it. Also notice that this section of track still has jointed...
Reading & Northern: The Vosburg Flyer
On May 3rd, 2014, the Lackawanna & Wyoming Valley chapter of the National Railway Historical Society chartered a unique train excursion on the Reading & Northern Railroad. The train covered...
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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.