Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 De Sale:
  • 41.140617, -79.824775
  • 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 De Sale

• 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 De Sale is near Venango County and also Clarion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Venango 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 De Sale

Curious and Interesting Names Near De Sale ...

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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Annisville is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annisville
• Bonus
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Bonus is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonus
• Cherry Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Cherry Valley is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
• Eldorado
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Eldorado is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
• Ferris
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ferris is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
• Lisbon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lisbon is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
• Nectarine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Nectarine is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
• Parsonville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Parsonville is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonville
• Peaceful Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Peaceful Valley is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Valley
• Riddle Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Riddle Crossroads is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle Crossroads
• Sandy Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandy Point is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
• Whiskerville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Whiskerville is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskerville

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

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

• Butler, which is the Seat of Butler County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from De Sale to Butler, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 165 miles [265.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 213 miles [342.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,916 miles [9,520.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,636 miles [10,679.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,512 miles [7,261.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'