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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • 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 Rexford:
    • 41.751182, -77.503592
    • 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 Rexford
  • 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 Tioga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tioga County
    • Since Rexford is near Potter County and also Lycoming County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Potter County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lycoming 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 Rexford

Communities Also Named Rexford ...

We found eight communities that are also named Rexford.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Rexford is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Summit County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Rexford [Summit County].
    • Kansas
      • Thomas County
      • This Rexford is located in Thomas County and lies 1,224 miles [1,969.8 km]<2> to the west of the Rexford that is located in Tioga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Thomas County community of Rexford.
    • Michigan
      • Chippewa County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Rexford [Chippewa County].
    • Mississippi
      • Simpson County
      • This Rexford is located in Simpson County and lies 963 miles [1,549.8 km]<2> to the southwest of the Rexford that is located in Tioga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Simpson County community of Rexford.
    • Montana
      • Lincoln County
      • This Rexford is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,873 miles [3,014.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Rexford that is located in Tioga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Rexford.
    • New York
      • Saratoga County
      • This Rexford is located in Saratoga County and lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Rexford that is located in Tioga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Rexford.
    • Ohio
      • Harrison County
      • This Rexford is located in Harrison County and lies 204 miles [328.3 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Rexford that is located in Tioga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Rexford.
    • Tennessee
      • Carter County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Rexford [Carter County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rexford ...

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.

  • Christian Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Christian Hill is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Hill
  • Hector
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hector is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
  • Heise Run
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Heise Run is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heise Run
  • Kennedy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Kennedy is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
  • Little Marsh
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Little Marsh is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Marsh
  • Marsh Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Marsh Creek is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek
  • Marshlands
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Marshlands is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshlands
  • Mixtown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Mixtown is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixtown
  • Shortsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Shortsville is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortsville
  • Stokesdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Stokesdale is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesdale
  • Stony Fork
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Stony Fork is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
  • Thumptown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Thumptown is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thumptown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rexford and extending to:

  • Wellsboro, which is the Seat of Tioga County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Rexford to Wellsboro, with an average speed<4> 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 106 miles [170.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 198 miles [318.7 km] to the south (S). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,796 miles [9,327.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,514 miles [10,483.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,389 miles [7,063.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Rexford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rexford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Rexford 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.
<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 Rexford to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rexford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7512, Longitude: -77.5036       In this case, the coordinates for Rexford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.961 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.965 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.78 degrees.