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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 ...
  • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Saegertown
  • 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

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons Corners
    • Coons Corners is located in Crawford County
  • Crossingville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossingville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossingville
    • Crossingville is located in Crawford County
  • Dennys Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennys Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennys Corners
    • Dennys Corners is located in Crawford County
  • Dicksonburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicksonburg
    • Dicksonburg is located in Crawford County
  • Fountain House Corners
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain House Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain House Corners
    • Fountain House Corners is located in Crawford County
  • Fredericksburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
    • Fredericksburg is located in Crawford County
  • Frenchtown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
    • Frenchtown is located in Crawford County
  • Guys Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guys Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys Mills
    • Guys Mills is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guys Mills <2>
  • Littles Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littles Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littles Corners
    • Littles Corners is located in Crawford County
  • Meadville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Spring
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring
    • Spring is located in Crawford County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> 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]<3> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Saegertown to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>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<5> 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).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,502 miles [7,245.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saegertown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Crawford County: www.co.crawford.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Saegertown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saegertown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7178, Longitude: -80.1412       In this case, the coordinates for Saegertown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Saegertown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.606 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.82 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.016 degrees.









 

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