Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Oswayo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oswayo and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Oswayo
- 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 Oswayo:
- 41.921621, -78.017663
- 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 Oswayo
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Potter County
- Since Oswayo is near Allegany County and also McKean County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Allegany County
- eBird sighting report for McKean 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oswayo ...
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.
- Clara
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Coneville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coneville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coneville
- Coneville is located in Potter County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Coneville
- From Oswayo to Coneville
- Eleven Mile
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eleven Mile have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven Mile
- Eleven Mile is located in Potter County
- Gold
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold
- Gold is located in Potter County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Gold
- From Oswayo to Gold
- Hebron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hebron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Hebron is located in Potter County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hebron
- From Oswayo to Hebron
- Hebron Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Center
- Hebron Center is located in Potter County
- Lewis Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Corner
- Lewis Corner is located in Potter County
- Pikeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pikeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Pikeville is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pikeville
- From Oswayo to Pikeville
- Raymond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Shinglehouse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinglehouse
- Shinglehouse is located in Potter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shinglehouse <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Shinglehouse
- From Oswayo to Shinglehouse
- Sunnyside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
How Far From Oswayo 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 Oswayo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Oswayo and extending to:
- Coudersport, which is the Seat of Potter County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Oswayo to Coudersport, with an average speed<5> 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 127 miles [204.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 215 miles [346 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,809 miles [9,348.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,529 miles [10,507.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,404 miles [7,087.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oswayo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oswayo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oswayo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9216, Longitude: -78.0177 |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Oswayo to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.266 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.336 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.947 degrees. |