Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Midmont:
  • 41.610895, -78.607246
  • 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 Midmont

• 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 Elk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Elk County
  • Since Midmont is near McKean County and also Cameron County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McKean County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cameron 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 Midmont

Curious and Interesting Names Near Midmont ...

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.

• Coontown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Coontown is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coontown
• Freeman
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Freeman is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
• Glen Hazel
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Glen Hazel is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hazel
• James City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • James City is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for James City <1>
• Jo Jo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jo Jo is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jo Jo
• Kane
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Kane is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kane
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,421 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kane <1>
• Lynchville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Lynchville is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchville
• Marvindale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Marvindale is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvindale
• Sergeant
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Sergeant is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergeant
• Straight Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Straight Creek is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek
• Tallyho
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Tallyho is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallyho
• Whistletown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Whistletown is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistletown

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

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

• Ridgway, which is the Seat of Elk County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Midmont to Ridgway, 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 four to five hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 128 miles [206 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 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 204 miles [328.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,846 miles [9,408.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,566 miles [10,567 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,441 miles [7,147.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'