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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 Kerrs Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kerrs Corners and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Kerrs Corners:
    • 41.171726, -80.052281
    • 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 Kerrs Corners
  • 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 Mercer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer County
    • Since Kerrs Corners is near Butler County and also Venango County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Venango 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 Kerrs Corners

Communities Also Named Kerrs Corners ...

We found one communities that are also named Kerrs Corners.

There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Kerrs Corners.

Beyond Pennsylvania.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Erie County
      • This Kerrs Corners is located in Erie County and lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the north of the Kerrs Corners that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Kerrs Corners.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kerrs Corners ...

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.

  • Amsterdam
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Amsterdam is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
  • Bowie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bowie is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
  • Carter
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Carter is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
  • Centertown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Centertown is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
  • Currys Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Currys Mills is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currys Mills
  • Enterprise
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Enterprise is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
  • Forestville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Forestville is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
  • Irishtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Irishtown is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irishtown
  • London
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • London is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
  • Nectarine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Nectarine is located in Venango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
  • Perrys Corners
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
  • Swamproot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Swamproot is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
  • Wick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Wick is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick

How Far From Kerrs Corners to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Kerrs Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kerrs Corners and extending to:

  • Mercer, which is the Seat of Mercer County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kerrs Corners to Mercer, with an average speed<2> 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 176 miles [283.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 223 miles [358.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,924 miles [9,533.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,645 miles [10,694.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,520 miles [7,274.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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- Kerrs Corners) 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 Kerrs Corners 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 Kerrs Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1717, Longitude: -80.0523       In this case, the coordinates for Kerrs Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.582 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.71 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.18 degrees.