Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Gaines, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gaines and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Gaines
- 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:
- 41.752015, -77.557484
- 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 Gaines
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Tioga County
- Since Gaines is near Potter County and also Lycoming County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Potter County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Gaines ...
We found eight communities that share the name Gaines.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Gaines is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Genesee County
- This Gaines is located in Genesee County and lies 333 miles [535.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Gaines that is located in Tioga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Genesee County community of Gaines.
- Kent County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Gaines [Kent County].
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- New York
- South Carolina
- Edgefield County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Gaines [Edgefield County].
- Greenwood County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Gaines [Greenwood County].
- West Virginia
- Michigan
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gaines ...
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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Hector
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
- Hector is located in Potter County
- Heise Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Kennedy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Little Marsh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Marsh have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Marsh
- Little Marsh is located in Tioga County
- Marsh Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marsh Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek
- Marsh Creek is located in Tioga County
- Marshlands
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshlands have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshlands
- Marshlands is located in Tioga County
- Mixtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Stony Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
- Stony Fork is located in Tioga County
- Telescope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Thumptown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
How Far From Gaines 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gaines and extending to:
- Wellsboro, which is the Seat of Tioga County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Gaines to Wellsboro, with an average speed<4> 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 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,798 miles [9,331 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,516 miles [10,486.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,391 miles [7,066.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gaines. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gaines) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gaines. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7520, Longitude: -77.5575 In this case, the coordinates for Gaines have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Gaines 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. |
| <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 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. |
| <5> | 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 Gaines to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.995 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.003 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.805 degrees. |