Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Newfield Junction:
  • 41.868401, -77.822218
  • 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 Newfield Junction

• 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 Potter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Potter County
  • Since Newfield Junction is near Allegany County and also Tioga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allegany County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tioga 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 Newfield Junction

Curious and Interesting Names Near Newfield Junction ...

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.

• Eleven Mile
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Eleven Mile is located in Potter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven Mile
• Elmer
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Elmer is located in Potter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
• Fox Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Fox Hill is located in Potter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hill
• Gold
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Gold is located in Potter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold
• Hebron Center
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Hebron Center is located in Potter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Center
• Hector
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Hector is located in Potter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
• Ice Mine
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Ice Mine is located in Potter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ice Mine
• Lewis Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lewis Corner is located in Potter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Corner
• Raymond
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Raymond is located in Potter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
• Spring Mills
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Spring Mills is located in Allegany County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
• Sweden
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sweden is located in Potter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden
• Sweden Valley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Sweden Valley is located in Potter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden Valley
• Telescope
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Telescope is located in Potter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telescope

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

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

• Coudersport, which is the Seat of Potter County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Newfield Junction to Coudersport, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 119 miles [191.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 209 miles [336.4 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,804 miles [9,340.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,523 miles [10,497.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,398 miles [7,077.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'