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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 Sylvania, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sylvania and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Sylvania:
    • 41.803130, -76.873015
    • 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 Sylvania
  • 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 Sylvania 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 Sylvania

Communities Also Named Sylvania ...

We found fourteen communities that are also named Sylvania.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Sylvania is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • DeKalb County
      • This Sylvania is located in DeKalb County and lies 695 miles [1,118.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sylvania that is located in Bradford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Sylvania.
    • Arkansas
      • Lonoke County
      • This Sylvania is located in Lonoke County and lies 939 miles [1,511.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sylvania that is located in Bradford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lonoke County community of Sylvania.
    • Florida
      • Washington County
      • This Sylvania is located in Washington County and lies 913 miles [1,469.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sylvania that is located in Bradford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Sylvania.
    • Georgia
      • Screven County
      • This Sylvania is located in Screven County and lies 677 miles [1,089.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Sylvania that is located in Bradford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Screven County community of Sylvania.
    • Indiana
      • Parke County
      • This Sylvania is located in Parke County and lies 559 miles [899.6 km]<1> to the west of the Sylvania that is located in Bradford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Parke County community of Sylvania.
    • Kentucky
      • Jefferson County
      • This Sylvania is located in Jefferson County and lies 538 miles [865.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sylvania that is located in Bradford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Sylvania.
    • Michigan
      • Gogebic 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 Michigan community of Sylvania [Gogebic County].
    • Missouri
      • Dade County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Sylvania [Dade County].
    • Nevada
      • Esmeralda County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Sylvania [Esmeralda County].
    • Ohio
      • Lucas County
      • This Sylvania is located in Lucas County and lies 352 miles [566.5 km]<1> to the west of the Sylvania that is located in Bradford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lucas County community of Sylvania.
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Sylvania.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Sylvania lies 1,463 miles [2,354.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sylvania that is located in Bradford County.
    • Texas
      • Tarrant 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 Texas community of Sylvania [Tarrant County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Racine County
      • This Sylvania is located in Racine County and lies 569 miles [915.7 km]<1> to the west of the Sylvania that is located in Bradford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Racine County community of Sylvania.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sylvania ...

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
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Big Pond is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pond
  • Checkerville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Checkerville is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Checkerville
  • Covert
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Covert is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert
  • Farmers Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Farmers Valley is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Valley
  • Jobs Corners
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jobs Corners is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs Corners
  • Kellytown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Kellytown is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellytown
  • Lambs Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Lambs Creek is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Creek
  • Mainesburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Mainesburg is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainesburg
  • Painter Run
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Painter Run is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painter Run
  • Paisley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Paisley is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paisley
  • Roseville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Roseville is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
  • Windfall
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Windfall is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall

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

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

  • Towanda, which is the Seat of Bradford County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Sylvania to Towanda, with an average speed<4> 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 most of a day.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 104 miles [167.4 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 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 200 miles [321.9 km] to the south (S). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,768 miles [9,282.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,485 miles [10,436.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,360 miles [7,016.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sylvania) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Sylvania 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>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 Sylvania, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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 Sylvania to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sylvania. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8031, Longitude: -76.8730       In this case, the coordinates for Sylvania have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.568 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.529 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.469 degrees.