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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 Sibleyville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sibleyville 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 Sibleyville:
    • 41.983666, -80.046720
    • 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 Sibleyville
  • 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 Erie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Erie County
    • Since Sibleyville is near Crawford County and also Chautauqua County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chautauqua 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 Sibleyville

Communities Also Named Sibleyville ...

We found two communities that are also named Sibleyville.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Sibleyville is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kansas
      • Douglas County
      • This Sibleyville is located in Douglas County and lies 823 miles [1,324.5 km]<1> to the west of the Sibleyville that is located in Erie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Sibleyville.
    • New York
      • Monroe County
      • This Sibleyville is located in Monroe County and lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sibleyville that is located in Erie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Sibleyville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sibleyville ...

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.

  • Bagdad
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bagdad is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
  • Bogus Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bogus Corners is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogus Corners
  • Branchville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Branchville is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
  • Charter Oaks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Charter Oaks is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oaks
  • Chestnut Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Draketown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Draketown is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
  • Erie Heights
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Erie Heights is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie Heights
  • Indian Head
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Head is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head
  • Pleasant Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Reeds Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Reeds Corners is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Corners
  • Valley Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Valley Corners is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Corners
  • Weeds Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Weeds Corners is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeds Corners

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

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

  • Erie, which is the Seat of Erie County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Sibleyville to Erie, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 202 miles [325.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 265 miles [426.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,888 miles [9,475.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,612 miles [10,641 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,488 miles [7,222.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sibleyville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Sibleyville 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 Sibleyville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9837, Longitude: -80.0467       In this case, the coordinates for Sibleyville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.53 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.775 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.871 degrees.