|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rixford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rixford 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 Rixford:
- 41.925696, -78.495561
- 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 Rixford
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McKean County
- Since Rixford is near Cattaraugus County and also Allegany County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cattaraugus County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Rixford
Communities Also Named Rixford ...
We found one communities that are also named Rixford.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Rixford is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Rixford in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Suwannee County
- This Rixford is located in Suwannee County and lies 836 miles [1,345.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Rixford that is located in McKean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suwannee County community of Rixford.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rixford ...
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.
- Allen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Allen is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Bells Camp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bells Camp is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Camp
- Duke Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Farmers Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Farmers Valley is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Valley
- Four Mile
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Harrisburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Haymaker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Haymaker is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymaker
- Indian Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Crossing is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Crossing
- Knapp Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Knapp Creek is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp Creek
- Red Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Red Rock is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Rock City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rock City is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Walkertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Walkertown is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Wolf Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Run is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Run
How Far From Rixford 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 Rixford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rixford and extending to:
- Smethport, which is the Seat of McKean County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Rixford to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2>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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 222 miles [357.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,828 miles [9,379.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,549 miles [10,539.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,424 miles [7,119.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rixford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Rixford 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 Rixford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9257, Longitude: -78.4956 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.563 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.672 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.168 degrees. |
|
|