Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ketner:
  • 41.539229, -78.630302
  • 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 Ketner

• 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 Elk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Elk County
  • Since Ketner is near McKean County and also Cameron County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McKean County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cameron 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 Ketner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ketner ...

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.

• Boot Jack
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Boot Jack is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boot Jack
• Coontown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Coontown is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coontown
• Freeman
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Freeman is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
• Glen Hazel
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Glen Hazel is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hazel
• Grandview
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Grandview is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
• Lynchville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lynchville is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchville
• Sergeant
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Sergeant is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergeant
• Straight Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Straight Creek is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek
• Whistletown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Whistletown is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistletown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Ketner and extending to:

• Ridgway, which is the Seat of Elk County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ketner to Ridgway, 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 125 miles [201.2 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 200 miles [321.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 5,850 miles [9,414.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,570 miles [10,573.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,445 miles [7,153.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'