Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Straight Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Straight Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Straight Creek
- 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 Straight Creek:
- 41.597563, -78.467797
- 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 Straight Creek
- 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 Elk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Elk County
- Since Straight Creek is near McKean County and also Cameron County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for McKean County
- eBird sighting report for Cameron 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Straight Creek ...
We found five communities that share the name Straight Creek.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Straight Creek is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Jackson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Straight Creek [Jackson County].
- Kentucky
- Bell County
- This Straight Creek is located in Bell County and lies 433 miles [696.8 km]<2> to the southwest of the Straight Creek that is located in Elk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bell County community of Straight Creek.
- Carter County
- This Straight Creek is located in Carter County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km] to the southwest of the Straight Creek that is located in Elk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Straight Creek.
- Morgan County
- This Straight Creek is located in Morgan County and lies 361 miles [581 km] to the southwest of the Straight Creek that is located in Elk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Straight Creek.
- Ohio
- Brown County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Brown County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Straight Creek.
- Kansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Straight Creek ...
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.
- Emporium
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emporium have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporium
- Emporium is located in Cameron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,770 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emporium <5>
- Freeman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Glen Hazel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Hazel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hazel
- Glen Hazel is located in Elk County
- Grandview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Howard Siding
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard Siding have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Siding
- Howard Siding is located in Cameron County
- Lawn View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Lynchville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynchville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchville
- Lynchville is located in Elk County
- Marvindale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marvindale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvindale
- Marvindale is located in McKean County
- Rich Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rich Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Valley
- Rich Valley is located in Cameron County
How Far From Straight Creek 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 Straight Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Straight Creek and extending to:
- Ridgway, which is the Seat of Elk County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Straight Creek to Ridgway, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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 122 miles [196.3 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 201 miles [323.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,841 miles [9,400.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,561 miles [10,558.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,436 miles [7,139 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Straight Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Elk County: www.co.elk.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Straight Creek 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Straight Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Straight Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5976, Longitude: -78.4678 In this case, the coordinates for Straight Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Straight Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Straight Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.57 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.629 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.286 degrees. |