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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 Davis Station, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Davis Station 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 Davis Station:
    • 41.821737, -77.575263
    • 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 Davis Station
  • 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 Tioga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tioga County
    • Since Davis Station is near Potter County and also Steuben County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Potter County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Steuben 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 Davis Station

Communities Also Named Davis Station ...

We found two communities that are also named Davis Station.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Davis Station is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Nevada
      • Lyon County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Davis Station [Lyon County].
    • South Carolina
      • Clarendon County
      • This Davis Station is located in Clarendon County and lies 586 miles [943.1 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Davis Station that is located in Tioga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarendon County community of Davis Station.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Davis Station ...

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.

  • Christian Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Christian Hill is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Hill
  • Elmer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Elmer is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
  • Fox Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Fox Hill is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hill
  • Hector
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hector is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
  • Heise Run
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Heise Run is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heise Run
  • Little Marsh
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Little Marsh is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Marsh
  • Marsh Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Marsh Creek is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek
  • Marshlands
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Marshlands is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshlands
  • Mixtown
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Mixtown is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixtown
  • Purple Brook ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Purple Brook is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purple Brook
  • Shortsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Shortsville is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortsville
  • Telescope
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Telescope is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telescope

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

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

  • Wellsboro, which is the Seat of Tioga County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Davis Station to Wellsboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 112 miles [180.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 203 miles [326.7 km] to the south (S). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,796 miles [9,327.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,514 miles [10,483.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,389 miles [7,063.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Davis Station, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Davis Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Davis Station 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 Davis Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8217, Longitude: -77.5753       In this case, the coordinates for Davis Station have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.00 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.02 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.784 degrees.