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Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Saint Marys, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Marys 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 Saint Marys:
    • 41.427562, -78.559189
    • 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 Saint Marys
  • 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 Saint Marys ...

We found 27 communities that share the name Saint Marys.

There is one other community in Pennsylvania which is also named Saint Marys.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another 26 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 26 communities, 24 are located in the United States and six are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Chester County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Saint Marys [Chester County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alaska
      • This Saint Marys lies 3,581 miles [5,763.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Saint Marys that is located in Elk County.
    • Colorado
      • Clear Creek County
      • This Saint Marys is located in Clear Creek County and lies 1,418 miles [2,282 km]<2> to the west of the Saint Marys that is located in Elk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clear Creek County community of Saint Marys.
      • Huerfano County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Saint Marys [Huerfano County].
    • Florida
      • Nassau County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Saint Marys [Nassau County].
    • Georgia
      • Camden County
      • This Saint Marys is located in Camden County and lies 755 miles [1,215.1 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Saint Marys that is located in Elk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Saint Marys.
    • Illinois
      • Effingham County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Saint Marys [Effingham County].
      • Iroquois County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Saint Marys [Iroquois County].
    • Indiana
      • Floyd County
      • This Saint Marys is located in Floyd County and lies 441 miles [709.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Saint Marys that is located in Elk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Saint Marys.
      • Franklin County
      • This Saint Marys is located in Franklin County and lies 373 miles [600.3 km] to the west southwest of the Saint Marys that is located in Elk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Saint Marys.
      • Vigo County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Saint Marys [Vigo County].
    • Iowa
      • Warren County
      • This Saint Marys is located in Warren County and lies 785 miles [1,263.3 km]<2> to the west of the Saint Marys that is located in Elk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Saint Marys.
    • Kansas
      • Pottawatomie County
      • This Saint Marys is located in Pottawatomie County and lies 932 miles [1,499.9 km]<2> to the west of the Saint Marys that is located in Elk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pottawatomie County community of Saint Marys.
      • Sedgwick County
      • This Saint Marys is located in Sedgwick County and lies 1,045 miles [1,681.8 km] to the west of the Saint Marys that is located in Elk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sedgwick County community of Saint Marys.
    • Kentucky
      • Lewis County
      • Although located in Lewis County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Saint Marys.
    • Michigan
      • Saint Clair County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Saint Clair County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Saint Marys.
    • Nevada
      • Pershing County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Pershing County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pershing County community of Saint Marys.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Saint Marys lies 1,287 miles [2,071.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Saint Marys that is located in Elk County.
    • Nova Scotia
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of Saint Marys.
    • Ohio
      • Auglaize County
      • This Saint Marys is located in Auglaize County and lies 310 miles [498.9 km]<2> to the west of the Saint Marys that is located in Elk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Auglaize County community of Saint Marys.
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Saint Marys.
    • South Dakota
      • Miner County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Saint Marys [Miner County].
    • Tennessee
      • Franklin County
      • This Saint Marys is located in Franklin County and lies 588 miles [946.3 km]<2> to the southwest of the Saint Marys that is located in Elk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Saint Marys.
      • Lawrence County
      • This Saint Marys is located in Lawrence County and lies 651 miles [1,047.7 km] to the southwest of the Saint Marys that is located in Elk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Saint Marys.
    • Texas
      • Refugio County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Refugio County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Refugio County community of Saint Marys.
    • West Virginia
      • Pleasants County
      • This Saint Marys is located in Pleasants County and lies 197 miles [317 km]<2> to the southwest of the Saint Marys that is located in Elk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pleasants County community of Saint Marys.
    • Wisconsin
      • Monroe County
      • This Saint Marys is located in Monroe County and lies 637 miles [1,025.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Saint Marys that is located in Elk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Saint Marys.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Marys ...

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
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boot Jack have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boot Jack
    • Boot Jack is located in Elk County
  • Brandy Camp
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandy Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Camp
    • Brandy Camp is located in Elk County
  • Coal Hollow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hollow
    • Coal Hollow is located in Elk County
  • Earlyville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlyville
    • Earlyville is located in Elk County
  • Glen Hazel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Hazel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hazel
    • Glen Hazel is located in Elk County
  • Grandview
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
    • Grandview is located in Elk County
  • Lynchville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynchville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchville
    • Lynchville is located in Elk County
  • Squab Hollow
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squab Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squab Hollow
    • Squab Hollow is located in Elk County
  • Whistletown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whistletown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistletown
    • Whistletown is located in Elk County

How Far From Saint Marys 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 city such as Saint Marys to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Ridgway, which is the Seat of Elk County, lies just to the West.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Saint Marys to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 192 miles [309 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,852 miles [9,417.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,571 miles [10,575 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,447 miles [7,156.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

The official website for Saint Marys: www.cityofstmarys.com/

The official website for Elk County: www.co.elk.pa.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Saint Marys 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Saint Marys) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Marys. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4276, Longitude: -78.5592       In this case, the coordinates for Saint Marys have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Saint Marys, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<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 Saint Marys 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 308.639 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.681 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.396 degrees.




 

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