Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Challenge:
  • 41.288914, -78.689988
  • 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 Challenge

• 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 Elk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Elk County
  • Since Challenge is near Jefferson County and also Clearfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clearfield 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 Challenge

Communities Also Named Challenge ...

We found one communities that are also named Challenge.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Challenge is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Challenge in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • California
    • Yuba County
    • This Challenge is located in Yuba County and lies 2,218 miles [3,569.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Challenge that is located in Elk County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yuba County community of Challenge.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Challenge ...

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.

• Boot Jack
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Boot Jack is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boot Jack
• Brandy Camp
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Brandy Camp is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Camp
• Cartwright
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cartwright is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
• Coal Hollow
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Coal Hollow is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hollow
• Earlyville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Earlyville is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlyville
• Erie Junction
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Erie Junction is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie Junction
• Five Points
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Five Points is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Four Points
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Four Points is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
• Helen Mills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Helen Mills is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen Mills
• Lanes Mills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lanes Mills is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Mills
• Squab Hollow
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Squab Hollow is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squab Hollow

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Challenge and extending to:

• Ridgway, which is the Seat of Elk County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Challenge to Ridgway, 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 117 miles [188.3 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 186 miles [299.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,864 miles [9,437.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,582 miles [10,592.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,458 miles [7,174.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'