Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Byers Corner:
  • 40.976452, -79.797551
  • 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 Byers Corner

• 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 Butler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
  • Since Byers Corner is near Armstrong County and also Clarion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Armstrong County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarion 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 Byers Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Byers Corner ...

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.

• Annisville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Annisville is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annisville
• Bonnie Brook
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Bonnie Brook is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Brook
• Carbon Center
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Carbon Center is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Center
• Euclid
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Euclid is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
• Five Points
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Five Points is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Fredericksburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
• Frogtown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Frogtown is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
• Haysville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Haysville is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
• Hooker
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hooker is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Lucasville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Lucasville is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucasville
  • Parsonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Parsonville is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonville
  • Peaceful Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Peaceful Valley is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Valley
  • Queen Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Queen Junction is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Junction
  • Troutman
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Troutman is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutman
  • Whiskerville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Whiskerville is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskerville

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

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

• Butler, which is the Seat of Butler County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Byers Corner to Butler, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 160 miles [257.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 204 miles [328.3 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 5,922 miles [9,530.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,642 miles [10,689.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,517 miles [7,269.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'