Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ranges Corners:
  • 41.918389, -79.743385
  • 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 Ranges Corners

• 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 Erie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Erie County
  • Since Ranges Corners is near Crawford County and also Chautauqua County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chautauqua 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 Ranges Corners

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ranges Corners ...

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.

• Beaver Dam
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Beaver Dam is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
• Columbus
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Columbus is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <1>
• Cutting
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Cutting is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutting
• Five Points
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Five Points is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• French Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • French Creek is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Creek
• Hatchtown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hatchtown is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchtown
• Lakeville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lakeville is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
• Lincolnville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lincolnville is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
• Lowville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lowville is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
• Marvin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Marvin is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
• New Ireland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • New Ireland is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ireland
• Riceville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Riceville is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
• Union City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Union City is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,097 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <1>
• Valley Corners
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Valley Corners is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Corners

How Far From Ranges Corners 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 Ranges Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Erie, which is the Seat of Erie County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ranges Corners to Erie, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 186 miles [299.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 252 miles [405.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,878 miles [9,459.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,602 miles [10,624.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,478 miles [7,206.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'