Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mount Alton:
  • 41.794229, -78.627804
  • 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 Mount Alton

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Alton ...

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.

• Allen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Allen is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
• Big Shanty
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Big Shanty is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Shanty
• Cyclone
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cyclone is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
• Freeman
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Freeman is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
• Howard
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Howard is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
• Irishtown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Irishtown is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irishtown
• Lewis Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lewis Run is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Run
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewis Run <1>
• Marshburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Marshburg is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshburg
• Marvindale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Marvindale is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvindale
• Tallyho
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Tallyho is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallyho
• Wolf Run
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wolf Run is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Run

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

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

• Smethport, which is the Seat of McKean County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Mount Alton to Smethport, 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 138 miles [222.1 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 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 216 miles [347.6 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,839 miles [9,397 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,560 miles [10,557.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,435 miles [7,137.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'