Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Deckard, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deckard and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Deckard
- 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 Deckard:
- 41.524498, -79.975614
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Deckard
- 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 Crawford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Crawford County
- Since Deckard is near Venango County and also Mercer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Venango County
- eBird sighting report for Mercer 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Deckard ...
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.
- Chapmanville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapmanville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapmanville
- Chapmanville is located in Venango County
- Custards
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Diamond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Franklin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Venango County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,966 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <2>
- Frenchtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Frenchtown is located in Crawford County
- Galena Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galena Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Hill
- Galena Hill is located in Venango County
- Gurney Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gurney Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurney Hill
- Gurney Hill is located in Venango County
- Guys Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guys Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys Mills
- Guys Mills is located in Crawford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guys Mills <2>
- Mapledale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Mason
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Mount Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Crawford County
- Plum Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Corner
- Plum Corner is located in Venango County
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- Polk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Polk is located in Venango County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Rocky Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Grove
- Rocky Grove is located in Venango County
- Sugarcreek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarcreek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
- Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
- Townville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Uniontown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Polk
How Far From Deckard 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 Deckard to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Deckard and extending to:
- Meadville, which is the Seat of Crawford County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Deckard to Meadville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 182 miles [292.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 238 miles [383 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,905 miles [9,503.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,627 miles [10,665.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,503 miles [7,246.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Deckard. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Crawford County: www.co.crawford.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Deckard) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Deckard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5245, Longitude: -79.9756 In this case, the coordinates for Deckard have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Deckard to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.514 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.686 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.012 degrees. |