|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ormsby, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ormsby 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 Ormsby:
- 41.808952, -78.541689
- 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 Ormsby
- 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 Ormsby 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 Ormsby
Communities Also Named Ormsby ...
We found four communities that are also named Ormsby.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Ormsby.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Allegheny County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Ormsby [Allegheny County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Minnesota
- Watonwan County
- This Ormsby is located in Watonwan County and lies 828 miles [1,332.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Ormsby that is located in McKean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Watonwan County community of Ormsby.
- Ontario
- This Ormsby lies 215 miles [346 km]<2> to the north of the Ormsby that is located in McKean County.
- Wisconsin
- Langlade County
- This Ormsby is located in Langlade County and lies 586 miles [943.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Ormsby that is located in McKean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Langlade County community of Ormsby.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ormsby ...
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
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Allen is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Big Shanty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Big Shanty is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Shanty
- Cyclone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cyclone is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
- Farmers Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Farmers Valley is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Valley
- Howard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Howard is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Irishtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Irishtown is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irishtown
- Lewis Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marvindale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Marvindale is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvindale
- Wolf Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wolf Run is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Run
How Far From Ormsby 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 Ormsby to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ormsby and extending to:
- Smethport, which is the Seat of McKean County, lies just to the East.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Ormsby to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,835 miles [9,390.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,555 miles [10,549.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,431 miles [7,131 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Ormsby could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Ormsby) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Ormsby 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 Ormsby. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8090, Longitude: -78.5417 In this case, the coordinates for Ormsby have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.60 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.696 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.236 degrees. |
|
|