Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rolfe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rolfe and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rolfe
- 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 Rolfe:
- 41.497562, -78.688638
- 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 Rolfe
- 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 Elk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Elk County
- Since Rolfe is near McKean County and also Cameron County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for McKean County
- eBird sighting report for Cameron 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
Communities Also Named Rolfe ...
We found three communities that share the name Rolfe.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Rolfe is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Michigan
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rolfe ...
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.
- Boot Jack
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Coal Hollow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hollow
- Coal Hollow is located in Elk County
- Coontown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coontown
- Coontown is located in McKean County
- Earlyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlyville
- Earlyville is located in Elk County
- Glen Hazel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Hazel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hazel
- Glen Hazel is located in Elk County
- Grandview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - James City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
- James City is located in Elk County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for James City <4>
- Lynchville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynchville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchville
- Lynchville is located in Elk County
- Owls Nest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Sergeant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Squab Hollow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squab Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squab Hollow
- Squab Hollow is located in Elk County
- Threemile
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Whistletown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whistletown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistletown
- Whistletown is located in Elk County
How Far From Rolfe to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Rolfe to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rolfe and extending to:
- Ridgway, which is the Seat of Elk County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Rolfe to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5>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 199 miles [320.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,855 miles [9,422.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,574 miles [10,579.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,449 miles [7,160 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rolfe. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Elk County: www.co.elk.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
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- Rolfe) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rolfe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4976, Longitude: -78.6886 In this case, the coordinates for Rolfe have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Rolfe 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Rolfe to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.714 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.777 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.428 degrees. |