Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pigs Ear:
  • 41.563395, -78.936980
  • 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 Pigs Ear

• 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 Pigs Ear is near Forest County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Forest 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 Pigs Ear

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pigs Ear ...

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.

• Cherry Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cherry Run is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
• Corduroy
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Corduroy is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corduroy
• Four Corners
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Four Corners is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Henrys Mills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Henrys Mills is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mills
• Iron City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Iron City is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
• James City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • James City is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for James City <1>
• Jo Jo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jo Jo is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jo Jo
• Lynch
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lynch is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
• Owls Nest
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Owls Nest is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Nest
• Pigeon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Pigeon is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
• Threemile
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Threemile is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threemile
• Windy City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Windy City is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy City

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

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

• Ridgway, which is the Seat of Elk County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pigs Ear to Ridgway, 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 138 miles [222.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 209 miles [336.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,862 miles [9,434 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,582 miles [10,592.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,457 miles [7,172.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'