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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 North East, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North East 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 North East:
- 42.216018, -79.834580
- 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 North East
- 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 Erie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Erie County
- Since North East is near Chautauqua County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chautauqua County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 North East
Communities Also Named North East ...
We found one communities that are also named North East.
Within Pennsylvania, the name North East is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named North East in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Cecil County
- This North East is located in Cecil County and lies 271 miles [436.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the North East that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of North East.
Curious and Interesting Names Near North East ...
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.
- Bogus Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bogus Corners is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogus Corners
- Freeport
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- French Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harborcreek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Little Hope is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hope
- Lowville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lowville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
- Marvin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Marvin is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Moorhead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Moorhead is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
- Moorheadville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Moorheadville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorheadville
- Orchard Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Orchard Beach is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Beach
- Pleasant Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Slab City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Slab City is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Summerdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Summerdale is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerdale
- Weeds Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Weeds Corners is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeds Corners
How Far From North East 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 North East to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in North East and extending to:
- Erie, which is the Seat of Erie County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from North East to Erie, 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 203 miles [326.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 272 miles [437.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,869 miles [9,445.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,593 miles [10,610.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,470 miles [7,193.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- North East) 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 North East 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 North East. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2160, Longitude: -79.8346 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.381 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.642 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.681 degrees. |
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