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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 Steuben, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Steuben 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 Steuben:
    • 41.394241, -77.158583
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Steuben
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Steuben ...

We found nine communities that share the name Steuben.

There is one other community in Pennsylvania which is also named Steuben.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Northampton County
      • This Steuben is located in Northampton County and lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Steuben that is located in Lycoming County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Steuben.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Iowa
      • Davis County
      • This Steuben is located in Davis County and lies 793 miles [1,276.2 km]<1> to the west of the Steuben that is located in Lycoming County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Steuben.
    • Kansas
      • Jewell County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Steuben [Jewell County].
      • Leavenworth County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Steuben [Leavenworth County].
    • Maine
      • Washington County
      • This Steuben is located in Washington County and lies 511 miles [822.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Steuben that is located in Lycoming County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Steuben.
    • Michigan
      • Schoolcraft County
      • This Steuben is located in Schoolcraft County and lies 568 miles [914.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Steuben that is located in Lycoming County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schoolcraft County community of Steuben.
    • New York
      • Oneida County
      • This Steuben is located in Oneida County and lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Steuben that is located in Lycoming County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Steuben.
    • Ohio
      • Huron County
      • This Steuben is located in Huron County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km]<1> to the west of the Steuben that is located in Lycoming County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huron County community of Steuben.
    • Wisconsin
      • Crawford County
      • This Steuben is located in Crawford County and lies 709 miles [1,141 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Steuben that is located in Lycoming County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Steuben.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Steuben ...

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.

  • Buttonwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buttonwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwood
    • Buttonwood is located in Lycoming County
  • English Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Center
    • English Center is located in Lycoming County
  • Fairlawn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
    • Fairlawn is located in Lycoming County
  • Gray
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
    • Gray is located in Lycoming County
  • Hepburnville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hepburnville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburnville
    • Hepburnville is located in Lycoming County
  • Hughesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
    • Hughesville is located in Lycoming County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,024 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughesville <4>
  • Picture Rocks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Picture Rocks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picture Rocks
    • Picture Rocks is located in Lycoming County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
  • Quiggleville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quiggleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiggleville
    • Quiggleville is located in Lycoming County
  • Steam Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steam Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Valley
    • Steam Valley is located in Lycoming County
  • Trout Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trout Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Run
    • Trout Run is located in Lycoming County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trout Run <4>
  • Woodland Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
    • Woodland Park is located in Lycoming County

How Far From Steuben to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Steuben to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Williamsport, which is the Seat of Lycoming County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Steuben to Williamsport, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 78 miles [125.5 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 172 miles [276.8 km] to the south (S). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,797 miles [9,329.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,512 miles [10,480 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,388 miles [7,061.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Steuben. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lycoming County: www.lyco.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Steuben) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Steuben. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3942, Longitude: -77.1586       In this case, the coordinates for Steuben have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Steuben could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Steuben to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.779 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.703 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.77 degrees.









 

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