Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Luces Corners:
  • 41.616168, -79.833110
  • 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 Luces Corners

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Luces 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.

• Breedtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Breedtown is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breedtown
• Chapmanville
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Chapmanville is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapmanville
• Clappville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Clappville is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clappville
• Diamond
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Diamond is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
• Five Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Five Corners is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
• Guys Mills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Guys Mills is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys Mills
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guys Mills <1>
• Mount Hope
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Mount Hope is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
• Mystic Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mystic Park is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Park
• Plum Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Plum Corner is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Corner
• Townville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Townville is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
• Tryonville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Tryonville is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryonville

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Luces Corners and extending to:

• Meadville, which is the Seat of Crawford County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Luces Corners to Meadville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 179 miles [288.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 238 miles [383 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,895 miles [9,487.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,618 miles [10,650.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,493 miles [7,230.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'