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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 Lovell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lovell 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 Lovell:
    • 41.906167, -79.702273
    • 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 Lovell
  • 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 Lovell ...

We found nine communities that share the name Lovell.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Lovell is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Idaho
      • Kootenai County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Lovell [Kootenai County].
    • Kentucky
      • Knox County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Lovell [Knox County].
    • Maine
      • Oxford County
      • This Lovell is located in Oxford County and lies 470 miles [756.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Lovell that is located in Erie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oxford County community of Lovell.
    • Nevada
      • Clark County
      • This Lovell is located in Clark County and lies 1,918 miles [3,086.7 km]<2> to the west of the Lovell that is located in Erie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Lovell.
    • Ohio
      • Morgan County
      • This Lovell is located in Morgan County and lies 193 miles [310.6 km]<2> to the southwest of the Lovell that is located in Erie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Lovell.
      • Wyandot County
      • This Lovell is located in Wyandot County and lies 200 miles [321.9 km] to the west southwest of the Lovell that is located in Erie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyandot County community of Lovell.
    • Oklahoma
      • Logan County
      • This Lovell is located in Logan County and lies 1,041 miles [1,675.3 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Lovell that is located in Erie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Lovell.
    • Tennessee
      • Knox County
      • This Lovell is located in Knox County and lies 478 miles [769.3 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Lovell that is located in Erie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Lovell.
    • Wyoming
      • Big Horn County
      • This Lovell is located in Big Horn County and lies 1,446 miles [2,327.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Lovell that is located in Erie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Big Horn County community of Lovell.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lovell ...

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.

  • Beaver Dam
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
    • Beaver Dam is located in Erie County
  • Columbus
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cutting
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cutting have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutting
    • Cutting is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
  • Five Points
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in Erie County
  • Hatchtown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatchtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchtown
    • Hatchtown is located in Crawford County
  • Lakeville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
    • Lakeville is located in Crawford County
  • Lincolnville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincolnville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
    • Lincolnville is located in Crawford County
  • Lowville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
    • Lowville is located in Erie County
  • Marvin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marvin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
    • Marvin is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
  • Ranges Corners
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranges Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranges Corners
    • Ranges Corners is located in Erie County
  • Riceville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riceville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
    • Riceville is located in Crawford County
  • Spring Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
    • Spring Creek is located in Warren County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Creek <3>
  • Union City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
    • Union City is located in Erie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,097 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <3>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lovell and extending to:

  • Erie, which is the Seat of Erie County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lovell to Erie, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days 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 184 miles [296.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 250 miles [402.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take nearly four 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 5,877 miles [9,458.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,600 miles [10,621.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,476 miles [7,203.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lovell. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Erie County: www.eriecountygov.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Lovell could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lovell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lovell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9062, Longitude: -79.7023       In this case, the coordinates for Lovell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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 Lovell 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 309.318 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.524 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.739 degrees.









 

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