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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 Loleta, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Loleta 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 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Forest County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Loleta
Communities Also Named Loleta ...
We found one communities that are also named 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 ...
- California
- Humboldt County
- This Loleta is located in Humboldt County and lies 2,325 miles [3,741.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Loleta that is located in Elk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Loleta.
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)
- Belltown is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Blowtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blowtown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blowtown
- Blue Jay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Blue Jay is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Jay
- Cook Tomb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cook Tomb is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Tomb
- Cooksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Corduroy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Corduroy is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corduroy
- Crown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Crown is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Gravel Lick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gravel Lick is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Lick
- Hominy Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hominy Ridge is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hominy Ridge
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lake City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Millstone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Millstone is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Pigeon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pigeon is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Roses
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Roses is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses
- Scotch Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Scotch Hill is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Hill
- Turkey Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Turkey Ridge is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Ridge
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<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,470 miles [7,193.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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.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). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.963 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.043 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.646 degrees. |
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