Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lewis Run:
  • 41.872841, -78.658916
  • 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 Lewis Run

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lewis Run ...

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.

• Allen
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Allen is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
• Big Shanty
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Big Shanty is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Shanty
• Cyclone
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cyclone is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
• Howard
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Howard is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
• Irishtown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Irishtown is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irishtown
• Marshburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Marshburg is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshburg
• Red Rock
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Rock is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
• Tallyho
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Tallyho is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallyho
• Tuna
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Tuna is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuna
• Wolf Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Wolf Run is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Run

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

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

• Smethport, which is the Seat of McKean County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lewis Run to Smethport, 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 143 miles [230.1 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 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 222 miles [357.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 5,837 miles [9,393.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,558 miles [10,554.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,433 miles [7,134.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'