Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Eriton:
  • 41.073395, -78.789753
  • 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 Eriton

• 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 Clearfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clearfield County
  • Since Eriton is near Jefferson County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Eriton

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eriton ...

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.

• Clear Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Clear Run is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Run
• Falls Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Falls Creek is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Creek
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls Creek <1>
• Oklahoma
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Oklahoma is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
• Red Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Red Mill is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
• Sandy
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Sandy is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
• Soldier
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Soldier is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldier
• Stanley
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Stanley is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
• Stump Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Stump Creek is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stump Creek <1>
• Troutville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Troutville is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Eriton and extending to:

• Clearfield, which is the Seat of Clearfield County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Eriton to Clearfield, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 113 miles [181.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 176 miles [283.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,877 miles [9,458.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,595 miles [10,613.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,470 miles [7,193.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'