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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Akeley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Akeley and the surrounding area.

  • 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 Akeley:
    • 41.964781, -79.130879
    • 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.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Akeley
  • 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
    • Since Akeley is near Chautauqua County and also Cattaraugus County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chautauqua County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cattaraugus 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Akeley

Communities Also Named Akeley ...

We found one communities that are also named Akeley.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Akeley is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Akeley in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Minnesota
      • Hubbard County
      • This Akeley is located in Hubbard County and lies 841 miles [1,353.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Akeley that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hubbard County community of Akeley.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Akeley ...

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.

  • Backup Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Backup Corners is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Backup Corners
  • Cable Hollow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Cable Hollow is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable Hollow
  • Cornplanter ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Cornplanter is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornplanter
  • Dodge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dodge is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
  • Hemlock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hemlock is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
  • Ivory
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Ivory is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
  • Jackson Run
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jackson Run is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Run
  • Jamestown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jamestown is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,862 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <2>
  • Rogertown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Rogertown is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogertown
  • Starbrick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Starbrick is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starbrick
  • Stillwater
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Stillwater is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
  • Sugar Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Sugar Run ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sugar Run is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Run

How Far From Akeley to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Akeley to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Akeley and extending to:

  • Warren, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies just to the South.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Akeley to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 238 miles [383 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,852 miles [9,417.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,574 miles [10,579.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,450 miles [7,161.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Akeley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Akeley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Akeley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9648, Longitude: -79.1309       In this case, the coordinates for Akeley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.956 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.123 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.448 degrees.