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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mosherville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mosherville and the surrounding area.
- 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 Mosherville:
- 41.977019, -76.906628
- 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 Mosherville
- 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 Bradford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bradford County
- Since Mosherville is near Tioga County and also Chemung County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tioga County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chemung 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 Mosherville
Communities Also Named Mosherville ...
We found three communities that are also named Mosherville.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Mosherville is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Hillsdale County
- This Mosherville is located in Hillsdale County and lies 397 miles [638.9 km]<1> to the west of the Mosherville that is located in Bradford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsdale County community of Mosherville.
- New York
- Saratoga County
- This Mosherville is located in Saratoga County and lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mosherville that is located in Bradford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Mosherville.
- Nova Scotia
- This Mosherville lies 681 miles [1,096 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mosherville that is located in Bradford County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mosherville ...
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.
- Big Flats
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Big Pond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Big Pond is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pond
- Checkerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Checkerville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Checkerville
- Fisherville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fisherville is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
- Golden Glow Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Golden Glow Heights is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Glow Heights
- Jobs Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jobs Corners is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs Corners
- Painter Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Painter Run is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painter Run
- Pine City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rising
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rising is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising
- Roseville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Roseville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Sagetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sagetown is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagetown
How Far From Mosherville 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 Mosherville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mosherville and extending to:
- Towanda, which is the Seat of Bradford County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mosherville to Towanda, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 116 miles [186.7 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 212 miles [341.2 km] to the south (S). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,762 miles [9,273 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,479 miles [10,426.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,355 miles [7,008.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mosherville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Mosherville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mosherville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9770, Longitude: -76.9066 In this case, the coordinates for Mosherville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.573 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.562 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.411 degrees. |
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