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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Gurnee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gurnee and the surrounding area.
- 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 Gurnee:
- 41.803590, -77.521619
- 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 Gurnee
- 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 Gurnee is near Potter County and also Steuben 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 Steuben 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 Gurnee
Communities Also Named Gurnee ...
We found two communities that are also named Gurnee.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Gurnee is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Shelby County
- This Gurnee is located in Shelby County and lies 787 miles [1,266.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Gurnee that is located in Tioga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Gurnee.
- Illinois
- Lake County
- This Gurnee is located in Lake County and lies 534 miles [859.4 km]<1> to the west of the Gurnee that is located in Tioga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Gurnee.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gurnee ...
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.
- Christian Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Christian Hill is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Hill
- Elmer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hector
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Heise Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Heise Run is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heise Run
- Kennedy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kennedy is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Little Marsh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Little Marsh is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Marsh
- Marsh Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Marshlands
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marshlands is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshlands
- Mixtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mixtown is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixtown
- Shortsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shortsville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortsville
- Thumptown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Gurnee 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 Gurnee to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gurnee and extending to:
- Wellsboro, which is the Seat of Tioga County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gurnee to Wellsboro, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 110 miles [177 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 202 miles [325.1 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 5,794 miles [9,324.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,512 miles [10,480 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,388 miles [7,061.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gurnee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Gurnee to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gurnee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8036, Longitude: -77.5216 In this case, the coordinates for Gurnee have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.968 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.981 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.767 degrees. |
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