Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tionesta Station:
  • 41.495062, -79.463380
  • 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 Tionesta Station

• 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 Forest County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Forest County
  • Since Tionesta Station is near Venango County and also Clarion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Venango County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarion 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 Tionesta Station

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tionesta Station ...

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.

• Crystal Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Crystal Springs is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
• Dawson Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Dawson Run is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Run
• Eagle Rock
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Eagle Rock is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Rock
• Endeavor
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Endeavor is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endeavor
• Henrys Bend
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Henrys Bend is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Bend
• Hunter
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hunter is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
• Little Hickory
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Hickory is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hickory
• Nebraska
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Nebraska is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
• Pithole City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Pithole City is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pithole City
• President
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • President is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for President
• Stewart Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Stewart Run is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Run
• Wolfs Corners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wolfs Corners is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Corners

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

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

• Tionesta, which is the Seat of Forest County, lies just to the East.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Tionesta Station to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 220 miles [354.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,886 miles [9,472.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,607 miles [10,632.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,482 miles [7,213.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'