Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Port Allegany, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Port Allegany and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Port Allegany
- 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 Port Allegany:
- 41.814930, -78.280539
- 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 Port Allegany
- 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 McKean County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for McKean County
- Since Port Allegany is near Potter County and also Allegany County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Potter County
- eBird sighting report for Allegany 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 Port Allegany ...
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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Farmers Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmers Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Valley
- Farmers Valley is located in McKean County
- Hebron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Keating Summit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keating Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating Summit
- Keating Summit is located in Potter County
- Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Roulette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roulette
- Roulette is located in Potter County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roulette <2>
- Shinglehouse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- 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 <2>
- Sunnyside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Turtlepoint
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turtlepoint have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtlepoint
- Turtlepoint is located in McKean County
- Twomile
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
How Far From Port Allegany 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 Port Allegany to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Port Allegany and extending to:
- Smethport, which is the Seat of McKean County, lies just to the West.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 128 miles [206 km]<3> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Port Allegany to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 211 miles [339.6 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,824 miles [9,372.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,544 miles [10,531.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,420 miles [7,113.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Port Allegany. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Port Allegany) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Port Allegany. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8149, Longitude: -78.2805 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Port Allegany to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.437 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.513 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.113 degrees. |