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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 Littles Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Littles Corners and the surrounding area.
- 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 Littles Corners:
- 41.713111, -80.232005
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Littles Corners
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Littles Corners ...
We found one communities that share the name Littles Corners.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Littles Corners is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Littles Corners in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Littles Corners lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<1> to the north of the Littles Corners that is located in Crawford County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Littles 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.
- Coons Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons Corners
- Coons Corners is located in Crawford County
- Crossingville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crossingville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossingville
- Crossingville is located in Crawford County
- Dennys Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennys Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennys Corners
- Dennys Corners is located in Crawford County
- Dicksonburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicksonburg
- Dicksonburg is located in Crawford County
- Fountain House Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain House Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain House Corners
- Fountain House Corners is located in Crawford County
- Fredericksburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Fredericksburg is located in Crawford County
- Meadville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meadville Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadville Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville Junction
- Meadville Junction is located in Crawford County
- Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring
- Spring is located in Crawford County
How Far From Littles 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 Littles Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Littles Corners and extending to:
- Meadville, which is the Seat of Crawford County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 200 miles [321.9 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Littles Corners to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 257 miles [413.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,907 miles [9,506.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,630 miles [10,670 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,506 miles [7,251.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Littles Corners. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Crawford County: www.co.crawford.pa.us/ The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Littles Corners) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Littles Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7131, Longitude: -80.2320 In this case, the coordinates for Littles Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | 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 Littles Corners to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
<7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.663 degrees. |
<8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.884 degrees. |
<9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.061 degrees. |
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