Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Saegertown:
  • 41.717834, -80.141169
  • 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 Saegertown

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saegertown ...

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.

• Coons Corners
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Coons Corners is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons Corners
• Crossingville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Crossingville is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossingville
• Dennys Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dennys Corners is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennys Corners
• Dicksonburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Dicksonburg is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicksonburg
• Fountain House Corners
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Fountain House Corners is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain House Corners
• Fredericksburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Fredericksburg is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
• Frenchtown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Frenchtown is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
• Guys Mills
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Guys Mills is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys Mills
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guys Mills <1>
• Littles Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Littles Corners is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littles Corners
• Meadville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Meadville is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,386 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadville <1>
• Spring
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Spring is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring

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

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

• Meadville, which is the Seat of Crawford County, lies just to the South.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 196 miles [315.4 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Saegertown to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 254 miles [408.8 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 5,903 miles [9,500 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,626 miles [10,663.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,502 miles [7,245.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'