Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pittsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pittsville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pittsville
- 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 Pittsville:
- 41.256171, -79.740606
- 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 Pittsville
- 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 Venango County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Venango County
- Since Pittsville is near Butler County and also Clarion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Butler County
- eBird sighting report for Clarion 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
Communities Also Named Pittsville ...
We found seven communities that share the name Pittsville.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Pittsville is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Cherokee 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 Kansas community of Pittsville [Cherokee County].
- Maryland
- Wicomico County
- This Pittsville is located in Wicomico County and lies 302 miles [486 km]<2> to the southeast of the Pittsville that is located in Venango County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Pittsville.
- Missouri
- Johnson County
- This Pittsville is located in Johnson County and lies 770 miles [1,239.2 km]<2> to the west of the Pittsville that is located in Venango County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Pittsville.
- Texas
- Fort Bend County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Fort Bend County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fort Bend County community of Pittsville.
- Montgomery County
- This Pittsville is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,160 miles [1,866.8 km]<2> to the southwest of the Pittsville that is located in Venango County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Pittsville.
- Virginia
- Pittsylvania County
- This Pittsville is located in Pittsylvania County and lies 295 miles [474.8 km]<2> to the south of the Pittsville that is located in Venango County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsylvania County community of Pittsville.
- Wisconsin
- Wood County
- This Pittsville is located in Wood County and lies 569 miles [915.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Pittsville that is located in Venango County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Pittsville.
- Kansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pittsville ...
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.
- Ajax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Cherry Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Cherry Valley is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Coal City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Coal City is located in Venango County
- Cranberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Cranberry is located in Venango County
- Egypt Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egypt Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Corners
- Egypt Corners is located in Venango County
- Five Points
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Venango County
- Lisbon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Maple Shade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Shade have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Shade
- Maple Shade is located in Venango County
- Mariasville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mariasville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariasville
- Mariasville is located in Venango County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mariasville <5>
- Riddle Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riddle Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle Crossroads
- Riddle Crossroads is located in Venango County
- Rockland
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Sandy Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Sandy Point is located in Butler County
- Twin Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Victory Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Heights
- Victory Heights is located in Venango County
How Far From Pittsville 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 Pittsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pittsville and extending to:
- Franklin, which is the Seat of Venango County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pittsville to Franklin, with an average speed<6> 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 163 miles [262.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 216 miles [347.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,907 miles [9,506.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,628 miles [10,666.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,504 miles [7,248.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pittsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Venango County: www.co.venango.pa.us/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Pittsville 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pittsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pittsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2562, Longitude: -79.7406 In this case, the coordinates for Pittsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pittsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Pittsville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.383 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.497 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.005 degrees. |