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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 Antrim, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Antrim 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 Antrim:
- 41.633007, -77.287886
- 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 Antrim
- 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 Tioga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tioga County
- Since Antrim is near Lycoming County and also Potter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lycoming County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Potter 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 Antrim
Communities Also Named Antrim ...
We found thirteen communities that are also named Antrim.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Antrim is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, eleven are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Marion County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Antrim [Marion County].
- Kansas
- Pratt County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Antrim [Pratt County].
- Stafford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Antrim [Stafford County].
- Louisiana
- Bossier Parish
- This Antrim is located in Bossier Parish and lies 1,083 miles [1,742.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Antrim that is located in Tioga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bossier Parish community of Antrim.
- Michigan
- Antrim County
- This Antrim is located in Antrim County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Antrim that is located in Tioga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Antrim County community of Antrim.
- Minnesota
- Watonwan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Antrim [Watonwan County].
- Missouri
- Wright County
- This Antrim is located in Wright County and lies 873 miles [1,405 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Antrim that is located in Tioga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wright County community of Antrim.
- New Hampshire
- Hillsborough County
- This Antrim is located in Hillsborough County and lies 289 miles [465.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Antrim that is located in Tioga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Antrim.
- New York
- Rockland County
- This Antrim is located in Rockland County and lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Antrim that is located in Tioga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockland County community of Antrim.
- Nova Scotia
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Ohio
- Guernsey County
- This Antrim is located in Guernsey County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Antrim that is located in Tioga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guernsey County community of Antrim.
- Ontario
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Antrim.
- Virginia
- Fairfax County
- This Antrim is located in Fairfax County and lies 189 miles [304.2 km]<2> to the south of the Antrim that is located in Tioga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Antrim.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Antrim ...
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.
- Cherry Flats
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hartsfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kennedy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kennedy is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Maple Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Hill is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Mount Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Plank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Plank is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plank
- Roundtop
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Roundtop is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundtop
- Stony Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Fork is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
- Texas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Texas is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
- Three Springs Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Three Springs Run is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs Run
- Thumptown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Antrim 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 Antrim to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Antrim and extending to:
- Wellsboro, which is the Seat of Tioga County, lies just to the North.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Antrim to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 189 miles [304.2 km] to the south (S). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,792 miles [9,321.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,509 miles [10,475.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,384 miles [7,055.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Antrim could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Antrim) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Antrim 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 Antrim. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6330, Longitude: -77.2879 In this case, the coordinates for Antrim have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.838 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.807 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.73 degrees. |
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