Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sterrettania:
  • 42.004500, -80.203115
  • 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 Sterrettania

• 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 Sterrettania is near Crawford County and also Ashtabula 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 Ashtabula 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 Sterrettania

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sterrettania ...

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.

• Branchville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Branchville is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
• Charter Oaks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Charter Oaks is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oaks
• Chestnut Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Chestnut Hill is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
• Eaglehurst
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Eaglehurst is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglehurst
• Erie Heights
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Erie Heights is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie Heights
• Fairplain
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairplain is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
• Francis
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Francis is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
• Lake City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Lake City is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,836 people
• Little Elk
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Elk is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elk
• Reeds Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Reeds Corners is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Corners
• Swanville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Swanville is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanville

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

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

• Erie, which is the Seat of Erie County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sterrettania 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 209 miles [336.4 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 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 271 miles [436.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,893 miles [9,483.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,617 miles [10,649 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,494 miles [7,232.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'