Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mayburg:
  • 41.593395, -79.198654
  • 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 Mayburg

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mayburg ...

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.

• Balltown
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Balltown is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
• Blue Jay
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Blue Jay is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Jay
• Crystal Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Crystal Springs is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
• Hearts Content
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hearts Content is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearts Content
• Hermit Spring
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Hermit Spring is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermit Spring
• Lynch
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Lynch is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
• Minister
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Minister is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minister
• Truemans
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Truemans is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truemans
• Whig Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Whig Hill is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whig Hill
• Yellow Hammer
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Yellow Hammer is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Hammer

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Mayburg and extending to:

• Tionesta, which is the Seat of Forest County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mayburg to Tionesta, with an average speed<2> 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 four to five hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 150 miles [241.4 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 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 218 miles [350.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,871 miles [9,448.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,592 miles [10,608.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,467 miles [7,188.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'