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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 Draketown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Draketown 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 Draketown:
    • 41.911167, -80.075611
    • 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 Draketown
  • 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 Erie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Erie County
    • Since Draketown is near Crawford County and also Chautauqua County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chautauqua 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 Draketown

Communities Also Named Draketown ...

We found three communities that are also named Draketown.

There are two communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Draketown.

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

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Clinton County
      • This Draketown is located in Clinton County and lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Draketown that is located in Erie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Draketown.
    • Somerset County
      • This Draketown is located in Somerset County and lies 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Draketown that is located in Erie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Draketown.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Haralson County
      • This Draketown is located in Haralson County and lies 620 miles [997.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Draketown that is located in Erie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haralson County community of Draketown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Draketown ...

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.

  • Bagdad
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bagdad is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
  • Branchville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Branchville is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
  • Chestnut Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Crossingville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Crossingville is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossingville
  • Francis
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Francis is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
  • Indian Head
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Indian Head is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head
  • Little Elk
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Little Elk is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elk
  • New Ireland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • New Ireland is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ireland
  • Pageville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Pageville is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pageville
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Paperville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Paperville is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paperville
    • Pleasant Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Reeds Corners
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Reeds Corners is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Corners
    • Union City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Valley Corners
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Valley Corners is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Corners
    • Weeds Corners
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Weeds Corners is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeds Corners

How Far From Draketown to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Draketown to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Erie, which is the Seat of Erie County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Draketown to Erie, 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 200 miles [321.9 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 262 miles [421.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,892 miles [9,482.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,616 miles [10,647.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,492 miles [7,229.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Draketown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Draketown 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 Draketown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9112, Longitude: -80.0756       In this case, the coordinates for Draketown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.553 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.79 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.912 degrees.