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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 Bordell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bordell 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 Bordell:
    • 41.875341, -78.536689
    • 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 Bordell
  • 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 Bordell ...

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.

  • Allen
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Allen is located in McKean County
  • Bells Camp
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bells Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Camp
    • Bells Camp is located in McKean County
  • Big Shanty
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Big Shanty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Shanty
    • Big Shanty is located in McKean County
  • Cyclone
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cyclone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
    • Cyclone is located in McKean County
  • Duke Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke Center
    • Duke Center is located in McKean County
  • Farmers Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmers Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Valley
    • Farmers Valley is located in McKean County
  • Howard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
    • Howard is located in McKean County
  • Lewis Run
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Run
    • Lewis Run is located in McKean County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewis Run <3>
  • Red Rock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
    • Red Rock is located in McKean County
  • Walkertown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
    • Walkertown is located in McKean County
  • Wolf Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Run
    • Wolf Run is located in McKean County

How Far From Bordell to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bordell to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Bordell and extending to:

  • Smethport, which is the Seat of McKean County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<4> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Bordell 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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 220 miles [354.1 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 5,832 miles [9,385.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,553 miles [10,546 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,428 miles [7,126.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bordell. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bordell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bordell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8753, Longitude: -78.5367       In this case, the coordinates for Bordell 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 Bordell 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 308.592 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.697 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.207 degrees.









 

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