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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 Colesburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Colesburg and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Colesburg:
    • 41.835900, -77.939723
    • 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 Colesburg
  • 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 Potter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Potter County
    • Since Colesburg is near Allegany County and also McKean County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Allegany County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for McKean 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 Colesburg

Communities Also Named Colesburg ...

We found four communities that are also named Colesburg.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Colesburg is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Camden County
      • This Colesburg is located in Camden County and lies 781 miles [1,256.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Colesburg that is located in Potter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Colesburg.
    • Iowa
      • Delaware County
      • This Colesburg is located in Delaware County and lies 679 miles [1,092.7 km]<1> to the west of the Colesburg that is located in Potter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Colesburg.
    • Kentucky
      • Hardin County
      • This Colesburg is located in Hardin County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Colesburg that is located in Potter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Colesburg.
    • Tennessee
      • Dickson County
      • This Colesburg is located in Dickson County and lies 642 miles [1,033.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Colesburg that is located in Potter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickson County community of Colesburg.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Colesburg ...

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.

  • Coneville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Coneville is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coneville
  • Gold
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Gold is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold
  • Hebron
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Hebron is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Hebron Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hebron Center is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Center
  • Ice Mine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Ice Mine is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ice Mine
  • Lewis Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Lewis Corner is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Corner
  • Raymond
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Raymond is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
  • Sweden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sweden is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden
  • Sweden Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Sweden Valley is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden Valley

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

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

  • Coudersport, which is the Seat of Potter County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Colesburg to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 208 miles [334.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,810 miles [9,350.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,529 miles [10,507.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,404 miles [7,087.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Colesburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Colesburg to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Colesburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8359, Longitude: -77.9397       In this case, the coordinates for Colesburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.224 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.275 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.946 degrees.