Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in East Sharon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Sharon and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for East Sharon
- 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 East Sharon:
- 41.977421, -78.148581
- 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 East Sharon
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Potter County
- Since East Sharon is near Allegany County and also McKean County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Allegany County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named East Sharon ...
We found two communities that share the name East Sharon.
Within Pennsylvania, the name East Sharon is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Clay County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of East Sharon [Clay County].
- Massachusetts
- Norfolk County
- This East Sharon is located in Norfolk County and lies 358 miles [576.1 km]<2> to the east of the East Sharon that is located in Potter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk County community of East Sharon.
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near East Sharon ...
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.
- Clara
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Coneville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Eleven Mile
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eleven Mile have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven Mile
- Eleven Mile is located in Potter County
- Hebron Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Center
- Hebron Center is located in Potter County
- Little Genesee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Genesee
- Little Genesee is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Genesee <4>
- Main Settlement
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Main Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Main Settlement
- Main Settlement is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Pikeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Richburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richburg
- Richburg is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richburg <4>
- Shinglehouse
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinglehouse
- Shinglehouse is located in Potter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shinglehouse <4>
- Sunnyside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
How Far From East Sharon 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 East Sharon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in East Sharon and extending to:
- Coudersport, which is the Seat of Potter County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from East Sharon to Coudersport, with an average speed<5> 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 134 miles [215.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 220 miles [354.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,812 miles [9,353.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,532 miles [10,512.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,408 miles [7,094 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Sharon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that East Sharon could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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- East Sharon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Sharon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9774, Longitude: -78.1486 In this case, the coordinates for East Sharon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 East Sharon to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.343 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.431 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.985 degrees. |