Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Kylers Corners:
  • 41.320317, -78.639377
  • 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 Kylers 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 Elk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Elk County
  • Since Kylers Corners is near Clearfield County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clearfield County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Kylers Corners

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kylers 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.

• Boot Jack
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Boot Jack is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boot Jack
• Brandy Camp
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Brandy Camp is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Camp
• Cartwright
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cartwright is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
• Challenge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Challenge is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challenge
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Challenge
  • From Kylers Corners to Challenge
• Coal Hollow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Coal Hollow is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hollow
• Earlyville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Earlyville is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlyville
• Five Points
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Five Points is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Four Points
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Four Points is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
• Helen Mills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Helen Mills is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen Mills
• Squab Hollow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Squab Hollow is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squab Hollow

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

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

• Ridgway, which is the Seat of Elk County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Kylers Corners to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 187 miles [300.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,860 miles [9,430.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,579 miles [10,587.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,454 miles [7,168 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'