Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Three Springs Run:
  • 41.565905, -77.256087
  • 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 Three Springs Run

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Three Springs Run ...

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 southeast)
  • Buttonwood is located in Lycoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwood
• English Center
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • English Center is located in Lycoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Center
• Hartsfield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hartsfield is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsfield
• House Landing Strip
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • House Landing Strip is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House Landing Strip
• Liberty
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Liberty is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
• Maple Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Maple Hill is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
• Mount Pleasant
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Plank
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Plank is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plank
• Roundtop
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Roundtop is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundtop
• Steam Valley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Steam Valley is located in Lycoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Valley
• Stony Fork
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Stony Fork is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
• Texas
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Texas is located in Lycoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas

How Far From Three Springs Run 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 Three Springs Run to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Wellsboro, which is the Seat of Tioga County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Three Springs Run to Wellsboro, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 90 miles [144.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 184 miles [296.1 km] to the south (S). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,793 miles [9,322.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,510 miles [10,476.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,385 miles [7,057 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'