Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Paine:
  • 41.362283, -78.575856
  • 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 Paine

• 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 Elk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Elk County
  • Since Paine is near Clearfield County and also Cameron County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clearfield County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cameron 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 Paine

Curious and Interesting Names Near Paine ...

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.

• Boot Jack
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Boot Jack is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boot Jack
• Brandy Camp
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Brandy Camp is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Camp
• Challenge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Challenge is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challenge
• Coal Hollow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Coal Hollow is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hollow
• Earlyville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Earlyville is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlyville
• Five Points
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Five Points is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Four Points
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Four Points is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
• Grandview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Grandview is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
• Lynchville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lynchville is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchville
• Squab Hollow
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Squab Hollow is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squab Hollow
• Weedville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Weedville is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weedville <1>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Paine and extending to:

• Ridgway, which is the Seat of Elk County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Paine to Ridgway, with an average speed<3> 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 115 miles [185.1 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 188 miles [302.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,856 miles [9,424.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,574 miles [10,579.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,450 miles [7,161.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'