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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.

  • Weather ...
  • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on North East
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named North East ...

We found one communities that share the name 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bogus Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogus Corners
    • Bogus Corners is located in Erie County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harborcreek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harborcreek
    • Harborcreek is located in Erie County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harborcreek <3>
  • Little Hope
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hope
    • Little Hope is located in Erie County
  • Lowville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
    • Lowville is located in Erie County
  • Marvin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marvin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
    • Marvin is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
  • Moorhead
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moorhead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
    • Moorhead is located in Erie County
  • Moorheadville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moorheadville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorheadville
    • Moorheadville is located in Erie County
  • Orchard Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Beach
    • Orchard Beach is located in Erie County
  • Pleasant Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Erie County
  • Slab City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slab City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
    • Slab City is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
  • Summerdale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerdale
    • Summerdale is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
  • Weeds Corners
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weeds Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeds Corners
    • Weeds Corners is located in Erie County

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<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,470 miles [7,193.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- North East) to Point B.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    
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.381 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.642 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.681 degrees.