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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 Espyville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Espyville 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 Espyville:
    • 41.606395, -80.495246
    • 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 Espyville
  • 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
    • Since Espyville is near Ashtabula County and also Trumbull County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ashtabula County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Trumbull 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 Espyville

Communities Also Named Espyville ...

We found one communities that are also named Espyville.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Espyville is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ohio
      • Marion County
      • This Espyville is located in Marion County and lies 159 miles [255.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Espyville that is located in Crawford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Espyville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Espyville ...

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.

  • Center Road
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Center Road is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Road
  • Cherry Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Cherry Valley is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
  • Hartstown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jamestown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Leon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Leon is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
  • Linesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Meadville Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Meadville Junction is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville Junction
  • Stony Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Stony Point is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
  • Wick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Williamsfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)

How Far From Espyville to ...

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

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

  • Meadville, which is the Seat of Crawford County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Espyville to Meadville, 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 209 miles [336.4 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 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 261 miles [420 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 5,922 miles [9,530.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,646 miles [10,695.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,522 miles [7,277.5 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Espyville) 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 Espyville 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 Espyville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6064, Longitude: -80.4952    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.835 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.062 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.224 degrees.