Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Big Bend, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Big Bend and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Big Bend
- 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 Big Bend:
- 41.840894, -79.004207
- 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 Big Bend
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Since Big Bend is near McKean County and also Chautauqua County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for McKean County
- eBird sighting report for Chautauqua 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
Communities Also Named Big Bend ...
We found 23 communities that share the name Big Bend.
There are two communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Big Bend.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Mercer County
- Venango County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Butte County
- This Big Bend is located in Butte County and lies 2,202 miles [3,543.8 km]<1> to the west of the Big Bend that is located in Warren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butte County community of Big Bend.
- Calaveras County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Calaveras County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calaveras County community of Big Bend.
- Placer County
- This Big Bend is located in Placer County and lies 2,163 miles [3,481 km] to the west of the Big Bend that is located in Warren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Placer County community of Big Bend.
- Shasta County
- This Big Bend is located in Shasta County and lies 2,198 miles [3,537.3 km] to the west northwest of the Big Bend that is located in Warren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of Big Bend.
- Sonoma County
- This Big Bend is located in Sonoma County and lies 2,286 miles [3,679 km] to the west of the Big Bend that is located in Warren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sonoma County community of Big Bend.
- Colorado
- Florida
- Kansas
- Jewell County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Big Bend [Jewell County].
- Phillips 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 Big Bend [Phillips County].
- Republic 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 Big Bend [Republic County].
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Maries County
- This Big Bend is located in Maries County and lies 736 miles [1,184.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Big Bend that is located in Warren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maries County community of Big Bend.
- Saint Louis County
- Although located in Saint Louis County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Big Bend.
- New York
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Big Bend ...
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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Backup Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Backup Corners
- Backup Corners is located in Warren County
- Cable Hollow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cable Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable Hollow
- Cable Hollow is located in Warren County
- Cornplanter ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornplanter have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornplanter
- Cornplanter is located in Warren County
- Elijah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Hemlock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Hemlock is located in Warren County
- Milltown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Rogertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Starbrick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Sugar Run ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Big Bend 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 Big Bend to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Big Bend and extending to:
- Warren, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies just to the West.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 154 miles [247.8 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Big Bend to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 228 miles [366.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,449 miles [7,160 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Big Bend. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Big Bend) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Big Bend. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8409, Longitude: -79.0042 In this case, the coordinates for Big Bend have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Big Bend 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Big Bend, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Big Bend 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 308.886 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.024 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.438 degrees. |