Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Akerly, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Akerly and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Akerly
- 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 Akerly:
- 41.890611, -80.487570
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Akerly
- 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 Erie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Erie County
- Since Akerly is near Ashtabula County and also Crawford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Ashtabula County
- eBird sighting report for Crawford 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Akerly ...
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.
- Amboy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Beaver Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Center
- Beaver Center is located in Crawford County
- Center Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Corner
- Center Corner is located in Erie County
- Cherry Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Cherry Hill is located in Erie County
- Cranesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranesville
- Cranesville is located in Erie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cranesville <2>
- Cross
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Keepville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Kelloggsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kelloggsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggsville
- Kelloggsville is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Kidders Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kidders Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidders Corner
- Kidders Corner is located in Erie County
- Lakeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Shadeland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Akerly to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Akerly to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Akerly and extending to:
- Erie, which is the Seat of Erie County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<4> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Akerly to Erie, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 218 miles [350.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 274 miles [441 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,909 miles [9,509.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,634 miles [10,676.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,510 miles [7,258.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Akerly. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Erie County: www.eriecountygov.org/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Akerly) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Akerly. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8906, Longitude: -80.4876 In this case, the coordinates for Akerly have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Akerly to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.814 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.082 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.114 degrees. |