Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gaines Junction:
  • 41.747292, -77.573595
  • 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 Gaines Junction

• 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 Tioga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tioga County
  • Since Gaines Junction is near Potter County and also Lycoming County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Potter County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lycoming 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 Gaines Junction

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gaines Junction ...

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.

• Burrows
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Burrows is located in Potter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
• Hector
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Hector is located in Potter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
• Kennedy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Kennedy is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
• Marsh Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Marsh Creek is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek
• Marshlands
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Marshlands is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshlands
• Mixtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Mixtown is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixtown
• Telescope
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Telescope is located in Potter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telescope
• Thumptown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Thumptown is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thumptown

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

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

• Wellsboro, which is the Seat of Tioga County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Gaines Junction to Wellsboro, with an average speed<2> 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 107 miles [172.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 198 miles [318.7 km] to the south (S). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,799 miles [9,332.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,517 miles [10,488.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,392 miles [7,068.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'