Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Azelta:
  • 41.839515, -77.484982
  • 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 Azelta

• 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 Azelta is near Potter County and also Steuben County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Potter County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Steuben 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 Azelta

Curious and Interesting Names Near Azelta ...

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.

• Christian Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Christian Hill is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Hill
• Elmer
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Elmer is located in Potter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
• Hector
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Hector is located in Potter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
• Heise Run
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Heise Run is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heise Run
• Little Marsh
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Marsh is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Marsh
• Marsh Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Marsh Creek is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek
• Marshlands
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Marshlands is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshlands
• Mixtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Mixtown is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixtown
• Purple Brook ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Purple Brook is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purple Brook
• Shinglebury
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Shinglebury is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinglebury
• Shortsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Shortsville is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortsville
• Stokesdale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Stokesdale is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesdale
• Thumptown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Thumptown is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thumptown

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

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

• Wellsboro, which is the Seat of Tioga County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Azelta to Wellsboro, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 111 miles [178.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 204 miles [328.3 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 5,791 miles [9,319.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,509 miles [10,475.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,385 miles [7,057 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'