Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sackett:
  • 41.531451, -78.903645
  • 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 Sackett

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Elk County
  • Since Sackett is near Forest County and also McKean County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Forest County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McKean 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 Sackett

Communities Also Named Sackett ...

We found one communities that are also named Sackett.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Sackett is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Sackett in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Kentucky
    • Letcher County
    • This Sackett is located in Letcher County and lies 366 miles [589 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sackett that is located in Elk County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Letcher County community of Sackett.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sackett ...

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.

• Corduroy
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Corduroy is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corduroy
• Four Corners
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Four Corners is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Iron City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Iron City is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
• James City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • James City is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for James City <2>
• Jo Jo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jo Jo is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jo Jo
• Owls Nest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Owls Nest is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Nest
• Pigeon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Pigeon is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
• Pigs Ear
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Pigs Ear is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigs Ear
• Threemile
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Threemile is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threemile
• Windy City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Windy City is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy City

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

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

• Ridgway, which is the Seat of Elk County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sackett to Ridgway, 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 136 miles [218.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 206 miles [331.5 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,862 miles [9,434 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,582 miles [10,592.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,457 miles [7,172.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'