Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Fertigs:
  • 41.350673, -79.583329
  • 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 Fertigs

• 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 Venango County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Venango County
  • Since Fertigs is near Clarion County and also Forest County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarion County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Forest 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 Fertigs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fertigs ...

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.

• Coal Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Coal Hill is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Coal Hill
  • From Fertigs to Coal Hill
• Cranberry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Cranberry is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cranberry
  • From Fertigs to Cranberry
• Elmo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Elmo is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
• Fern
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Fern is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
• Green Oaks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Green Oaks is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oaks
• Hill City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hill City is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
• Maple Shade
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Maple Shade is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Shade
• Pine City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine City is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
• Rose Gardens
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Rose Gardens is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Gardens
• Sawtown
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Sawtown is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawtown
• Stanleys Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Stanleys Corner is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanleys Corner
• Twin Oaks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Twin Oaks is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Fertigs and extending to:

• Franklin, which is the Seat of Venango County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fertigs to Franklin, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 159 miles [255.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 216 miles [347.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,897 miles [9,490.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,618 miles [10,650.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,493 miles [7,230.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'