Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Minister:
  • 41.618950, -79.148375
  • 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 Minister

• 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 Minister is near Warren County and also Elk 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 Elk 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 Minister

Curious and Interesting Names Near Minister ...

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 southwest)
  • Balltown is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
• Blue Jay
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Blue Jay is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Jay
• Cherry Run
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Cherry Run is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
• 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
• Henrys Mills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Henrys Mills is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mills
• Hermit Spring
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hermit Spring is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermit Spring
• Hoover
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hoover is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
• Iron City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Iron City is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
• Lynch
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lynch is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
• Mayburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mayburg is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayburg
• Milltown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Milltown is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
• Pigeon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pigeon is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
• Truemans
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Truemans is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truemans

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

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

• Tionesta, which is the Seat of Forest County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Minister to Tionesta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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 149 miles [239.8 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 5,868 miles [9,443.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,589 miles [10,604 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,464 miles [7,184.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'