Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lamonaville:
  • 41.470062, -79.026427
  • 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 Lamonaville

• 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 Lamonaville is near Elk County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Elk County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Lamonaville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lamonaville ...

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.

• Belltown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Belltown is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
• Blue Jay
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Blue Jay is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Jay
• Corduroy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Corduroy is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corduroy
• Four Corners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Four Corners is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Iron City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Iron City is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
• Millstone
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Millstone is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
• Owls Nest
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Owls Nest is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Nest
• Pigeon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pigeon is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
• Pigs Ear
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pigs Ear is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigs Ear
• Roses
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Roses is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses
• Threemile
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Threemile is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threemile

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

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

• Tionesta, which is the Seat of Forest County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Lamonaville to Tionesta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 138 miles [222.1 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 206 miles [331.5 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 5,869 miles [9,445.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,589 miles [10,604 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,465 miles [7,185.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'