Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pyles Mills:
  • 40.874508, -80.177283
  • 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 Pyles Mills

• 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
  • Since Pyles Mills is near Beaver County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Beaver County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler 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 Pyles Mills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pyles Mills ...

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.

• Celia
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Celia is located in Beaver County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celia
• Duckrun
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Duckrun is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckrun
• Energy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Energy is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
• Harmony
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Harmony is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 855 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harmony <1>
• Harmony Junction
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Harmony Junction is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Junction
• Lillyville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lillyville is located in Beaver County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
• Old Furnace
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Old Furnace is located in Beaver County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Furnace
• Park Gate
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Park Gate is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Gate
• Pleasant Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Portersville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Portersville is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portersville <1>
• Rose Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point

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

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

• New Castle, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pyles Mills to New Castle, 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 177 miles [284.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 215 miles [346 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 5,942 miles [9,562.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,662 miles [10,721.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,537 miles [7,301.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'