Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Loleta, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Loleta and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Loleta
- 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 Loleta:
- 41.398951, -79.079483
- 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 Loleta
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Elk County
- Since Loleta is near Forest County and also Clarion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Forest County
- eBird sighting report for Clarion 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Loleta ...
We found one communities that share the name Loleta.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Loleta is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Loleta in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Loleta ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Blowtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Blue Jay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Cook Tomb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Cooksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cooksburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksburg
- Cooksburg is located in Clarion County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooksburg <4>
- Corduroy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Crown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Crown is located in Clarion County
- Gravel Lick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravel Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Lick
- Gravel Lick is located in Clarion County
- Hominy Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hominy Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hominy Ridge
- Hominy Ridge is located in Forest County
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lake City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Lake City is located in Elk County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <4>
- Millstone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Millstone is located in Elk County
- Pigeon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Roses
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Scotch Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotch Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Hill
- Scotch Hill is located in Clarion County
- Turkey Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Ridge
- Turkey Ridge is located in Clarion County
- Lake City
How Far From Loleta 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 Loleta to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Loleta and extending to:
- Ridgway, which is the Seat of Elk County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Loleta to Ridgway, with an average speed<5> 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 five to six hours.
- 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 203 miles [326.7 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,875 miles [9,454.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,594 miles [10,612 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,470 miles [7,193.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Loleta. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Elk County: www.co.elk.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Loleta) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Loleta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3990, Longitude: -79.0795 In this case, the coordinates for Loleta have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Loleta 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 308.963 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.043 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.646 degrees. |