Destinations · Pennsylvania
Wilkes-Barre
PA · 41.2458, -75.8814
Governor Casey Byway, Gateway to the Endless Mountains and Viaduct Valley Way Scenic Byway are signed byways within 30 miles of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
Get in
The easiest way to arrive in Wilkes-Barre is via the highway. The following highways connect Wilkes-Barre to other regional cities: I-476 south to (Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension) Allentown & Philadelphia. I-81 north to Scranton & Binghamton and I-81 south to Harrisburg.
The same roads run past Scranton, where they are ranked and described in full.
Day-trip loops
Ready-made loops for Wilkes-Barre are growing. What is within reach is measured today; plan a live day trip and the engine routes it now.
Within reach
Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.
Scenic byways
- Governor Casey Byway · 19 mi
- Gateway to the Endless Mountains · 20 mi
- Viaduct Valley Way Scenic Byway · 21 mi
Lookouts
- Scenic Overlook (Carbondale) · 29 mi
Named places
- Public Square Park · 0 mi
- Luzerne County Museum · 0 mi
- Hyperview · 0 mi
- The Mary Stegmaier Mansion · 0 mi
- Nesbitt Park · 0 mi
- Frances Slocum Playground · 0 mi
- O. Karma Terrace Playground · 1 mi
- Kirby Park · 1 mi
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More day-trip bases nearby
- Northeastern Pennsylvania · 14 mi
- Scranton · 16 mi
- Dunmore · 18 mi
- Clarks Summit · 19 mi
- Factoryville · 23 mi
- Endless Mountains · 25 mi