Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Ayers Crossroads

• 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 Ayers Crossroads:
  • 41.861463, -76.666895
  • 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 Ayers Crossroads

• 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 Bradford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bradford County
  • Since Ayers Crossroads is near Chemung County and also Tioga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chemung County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tioga 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 Ayers Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ayers Crossroads ...

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.

• Big Pond
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Big Pond is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pond
• Checkerville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Checkerville is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Checkerville
• Farmers Valley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Farmers Valley is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Valley
• Highland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Highland is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Hornbrook
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Hornbrook is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornbrook
• Huffs Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Huffs Corner is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffs Corner
• Luthers Mills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Luthers Mills is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luthers Mills
• Mac
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mac is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mac
• Mountain Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mountain Lake is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
• Overshot
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Overshot is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overshot
• Quarry Glen
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Quarry Glen is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry Glen

How Far From Ayers Crossroads 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 Ayers Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Ayers Crossroads and extending to:

• Towanda, which is the Seat of Bradford County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ayers Crossroads to Towanda, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 109 miles [175.4 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 205 miles [329.9 km] to the south (S). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,757 miles [9,265 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,473 miles [10,417.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,349 miles [6,999 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'