Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lyle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lyle and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lyle
- 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 Lyle:
- 41.142281, -80.340621
- 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 Lyle
- 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 Mercer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mercer County
- Since Lyle is near Lawrence County and also Trumbull County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- eBird sighting report for Trumbull 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 Lyle ...
We found nine communities that share the name Lyle.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania which is also named Lyle.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Kansas
- Michigan
- Alpena 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 Michigan community of Lyle [Alpena County].
- Gladwin County
- This Lyle is located in Gladwin County and lies 282 miles [453.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Lyle that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gladwin County community of Lyle.
- Minnesota
- Tennessee
- Virginia
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lyle ...
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.
- Bobbys Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bobbys Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobbys Corners
- Bobbys Corners is located in Mercer County
- Carbon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Clover
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Cottage Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Cottage Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Dutch Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hill
- Dutch Hill is located in Mercer County
- Furnace Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Furnace Hill is located in Mercer County
- Grahms
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Greenfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Mercer County
- Hope Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Mills
- Hope Mills is located in Mercer County
- Indian Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Run
- Indian Run is located in Mercer County
- Leesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
- Mayville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Painter Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Painter Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painter Hill
- Painter Hill is located in Lawrence County
- Sunset Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Valley
- Sunset Valley is located in Lawrence County
How Far From Lyle to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lyle to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lyle and extending to:
- Mercer, which is the Seat of Mercer County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Lyle to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>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 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 233 miles [375 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,936 miles [9,553.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,658 miles [10,715 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,534 miles [7,296.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lyle. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Mercer County: www.mcc.co.mercer.pa.us/
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 Lyle 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- Lyle) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lyle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1423, Longitude: -80.3406 In this case, the coordinates for Lyle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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. |
| <5> | 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 Lyle to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.764 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.911 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.324 degrees. |