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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 Schoffner Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Schoffner Corner and the surrounding area.
- 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 Schoffner Corner:
- 41.309736, -78.928434
- 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 Schoffner Corner
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Schoffner Corner is near Elk County and also Forest County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Elk County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Forest 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 Schoffner Corner
Curious and Interesting Names Near Schoffner Corner ...
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.
- Belltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belltown is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Blowtown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Blowtown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blowtown
- Cartwright
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cartwright is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Egypt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Egypt is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Erie Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Erie Junction is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie Junction
- Harveys Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harveys Run is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveys Run
- Helen Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Helen Mills is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen Mills
- Lake City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lanes Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lanes Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Mills
- Millstone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Owls Nest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Owls Nest is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Nest
- Rockdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rockdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Sugar Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
How Far From Schoffner Corner 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 Schoffner Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Schoffner Corner and extending to:
- Brookville, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Schoffner Corner to Brookville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 128 miles [206 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 194 miles [312.2 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,872 miles [9,450.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,592 miles [10,608.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,467 miles [7,188.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Schoffner Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Schoffner Corner to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Schoffner Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3097, Longitude: -78.9284 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.876 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.93 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.611 degrees. |
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