Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sinnemahoning:
  • 41.319229, -78.096393
  • 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 Sinnemahoning

• 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 Cameron County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cameron County
  • Since Sinnemahoning is near Elk County and also Clearfield 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 Clearfield 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 Sinnemahoning

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sinnemahoning ...

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.

• Birch
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Birch is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch
• Castle Garden
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Castle Garden is located in Cameron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Garden
• Cooks Run
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Cooks Run is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Run
• Dents Run
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Dents Run is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dents Run
• Driftwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Driftwood is located in Cameron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Driftwood <1>
• First Fork
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • First Fork is located in Cameron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Fork
• Grant
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Grant is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
• Hicks Run
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Hicks Run is located in Cameron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Run
• Keating
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Keating is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating
• Mix Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mix Run is located in Cameron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mix Run
• Piper
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Piper is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
• Pottersdale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Pottersdale is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersdale

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

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

• Emporium, which is the Seat of Cameron County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sinnemahoning to Emporium, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 95 miles [152.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 176 miles [283.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,838 miles [9,395.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,556 miles [10,550.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,431 miles [7,131 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'