Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lyona:
  • 41.693390, -79.968111
  • 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 Lyona

• 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 Lyona is near Venango County and also Erie 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 Erie 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 Lyona

Communities Also Named Lyona ...

We found one communities that are also named Lyona.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Lyona is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Lyona in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Kansas
    • Dickinson County
    • This Lyona is located in Dickinson County and lies 912 miles [1,467.7 km]<1> to the west of the Lyona that is located in Crawford County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickinson County community of Lyona.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lyona ...

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.

• Chapmanville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Chapmanville is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapmanville
• Clappville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Clappville is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clappville
• Fountain House Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Fountain House Corners is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain House Corners
• Frenchtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Frenchtown is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
• Guys Mills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Guys Mills is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys Mills
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guys Mills <2>
• Lincolnville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lincolnville is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
• Little Cooley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Cooley is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cooley
• Mount Hope
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Mount Hope is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
• Rootville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rootville is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rootville
• Townville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Townville is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
• Tryonville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Tryonville is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryonville

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

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

• Meadville, which is the Seat of Crawford County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lyona to Meadville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 188 miles [302.6 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 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 247 miles [397.5 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 5,897 miles [9,490.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,620 miles [10,653.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,496 miles [7,235.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'