Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Godard:
  • 42.039222, -80.010331
  • 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 Godard

• 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 Erie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Erie County
  • Since Godard is near Chautauqua County and also Crawford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chautauqua County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford 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 Godard

Curious and Interesting Names Near Godard ...

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.

• Bagdad
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Bagdad is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
• Bogus Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Bogus Corners is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogus Corners
• Charter Oaks
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Charter Oaks is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oaks
• Chestnut Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Chestnut Hill is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
• Dock Junction
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dock Junction is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Junction
• Erie
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Erie is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,077 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <1>
• Erie Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Erie Heights is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie Heights
• Pleasant Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Reeds Corners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Reeds Corners is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Corners
• Valley Corners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Valley Corners is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Corners
• Weeds Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Weeds Corners is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeds Corners

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

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

• Erie, which is the Seat of Erie County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 202 miles [325.1 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Godard to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 267 miles [429.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,884 miles [9,469.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,608 miles [10,634.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,484 miles [7,216.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'