Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sartwell:
  • 41.879787, -78.349738
  • 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 Sartwell

• 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 McKean County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McKean County
  • Since Sartwell is near Cattaraugus County and also Potter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cattaraugus County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Potter 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 Sartwell

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sartwell ...

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.

• Duke Center
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Duke Center is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke Center
• Farmers Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Farmers Valley is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Valley
• Haymaker
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Haymaker is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymaker
• Indian Crossing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Indian Crossing is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Crossing
• Main Settlement
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Main Settlement is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Main Settlement
• Shinglehouse
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Shinglehouse is located in Potter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinglehouse
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shinglehouse <1>
• Sunnyside
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunnyside is located in Potter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Toll Gate Corner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Toll Gate Corner is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll Gate Corner
• Turtlepoint
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Turtlepoint is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtlepoint
• Twomile
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Twomile is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twomile
• Walkertown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Walkertown is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
• Wolf Run
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Wolf Run is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Run

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

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

• Smethport, which is the Seat of McKean County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Sartwell to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>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 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 217 miles [349.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,824 miles [9,372.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,545 miles [10,533.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,420 miles [7,113.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'