Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Plumer:
  • 41.499179, -79.641825
  • 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 Plumer

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Venango County
  • Since Plumer is near Forest County and also Crawford 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 Crawford 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 Plumer

Curious and Interesting Names Near Plumer ...

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.

• Cherrytree
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cherrytree is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrytree
• Colonial Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Colonial Village is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
• Eagle Rock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Eagle Rock is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Rock
• Grandview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Grandview is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
• Green Oaks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Oaks is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oaks
• Henrys Bend
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Henrys Bend is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Bend
• Kaneville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Kaneville is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaneville
• Oil City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Oil City is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oil City <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Oil City
  • From Plumer to Oil City
• Owltown
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Owltown is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owltown
• Petroleum Center
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Petroleum Center is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum Center
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Petroleum Center
  • From Plumer to Petroleum Center
• Pioneer
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Pioneer is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
• Pithole City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pithole City is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pithole City
• President
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • President is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for President
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to President
  • From Plumer to President

How Far From Plumer to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Plumer to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Franklin, which is the Seat of Venango County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Plumer to Franklin, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 166 miles [267.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 226 miles [363.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,893 miles [9,483.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,614 miles [10,644.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,490 miles [7,226 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'