Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 South Waverly:
  • 41.986185, -76.541056
  • 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 South Waverly

• 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 Bradford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bradford County
  • Since South Waverly is near Tioga County and also Chemung County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tioga County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chemung 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 South Waverly

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Waverly ...

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.

• Big Pond
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Big Pond is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pond
• Bumpville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bumpville is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpville
• Checkerville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Checkerville is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Checkerville
• Hicks
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Hicks is located in Chemung County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
• Hoopers Valley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Hoopers Valley is located in Tioga County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Valley
• Hornbrook
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Hornbrook is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornbrook
• Huffs Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Huffs Corner is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffs Corner
• Mac
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Mac is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mac
• Milltown
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Milltown is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
• Owl Hollow
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Owl Hollow is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Hollow
• Towner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Towner is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towner

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in South Waverly and extending to:

• Towanda, which is the Seat of Bradford County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from South Waverly to Towanda, with an average speed<2> 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 five to six hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 118 miles [189.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 214 miles [344.4 km] to the south (S). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,747 miles [9,248.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,463 miles [10,401.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,339 miles [6,982.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'