Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Guitonville:
  • 41.475896, -79.258376
  • 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 Guitonville

• 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 Forest County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Forest County
  • Since Guitonville is near Clarion County and also Elk 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 Elk 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 Guitonville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Guitonville ...

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.

• Balltown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Balltown is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
• Blue Jay
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Blue Jay is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Jay
• Crown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Crown is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
• Crystal Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Crystal Springs is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
• Leeper
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Leeper is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeper
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeper <1>
• Lickingville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lickingville is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickingville
• Little Hickory
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Hickory is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hickory
• Mayburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Mayburg is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayburg
• Nebraska
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Nebraska is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
• Roses
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Roses is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses
• Whig Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Whig Hill is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whig Hill
• Wolfs Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wolfs Corners is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Corners
• Yellow Hammer
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Yellow Hammer is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Hammer

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

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

• Tionesta, which is the Seat of Forest County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Guitonville to Tionesta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 148 miles [238.2 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 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 213 miles [342.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,878 miles [9,459.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,599 miles [10,620.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,474 miles [7,200.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'