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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 Shaytown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shaytown 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 Shaytown:
- 41.906177, -78.172510
- 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 Shaytown
- 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 Potter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Potter County
- Since Shaytown is near McKean County and also Allegany County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McKean County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allegany 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 Shaytown
Communities Also Named Shaytown ...
We found two communities that are also named Shaytown.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Shaytown is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Eaton County
- This Shaytown is located in Eaton County and lies 351 miles [564.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Shaytown that is located in Potter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eaton County community of Shaytown.
- New Jersey
- Sussex County
- This Shaytown is located in Sussex County and lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Shaytown that is located in Potter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Shaytown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shaytown ...
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.
- Clara
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clara is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- Coneville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Coneville is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coneville
- Hebron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Hebron Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hebron Center is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Center
- Little Genesee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Roulette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shinglehouse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sunnyside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sunnyside is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Turtlepoint
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Turtlepoint is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtlepoint
- Twomile
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Twomile is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twomile
How Far From Shaytown 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 Shaytown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shaytown and extending to:
- Coudersport, which is the Seat of Potter County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Shaytown to Coudersport, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 130 miles [209.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 216 miles [347.6 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 5,816 miles [9,359.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,536 miles [10,518.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,411 miles [7,098.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Shaytown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Shaytown 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 Shaytown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9062, Longitude: -78.1725 In this case, the coordinates for Shaytown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.363 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.443 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.026 degrees. |
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