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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 Ulysses, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ulysses 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 Ulysses:
- 41.904044, -77.762334
- 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 Ulysses
- 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 Potter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Potter County
- Since Ulysses is near Allegany County and also Tioga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allegany County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tioga 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 Ulysses
Communities Also Named Ulysses ...
We found nine communities that are also named Ulysses.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Ulysses is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Idaho
- Lemhi County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Ulysses [Lemhi County].
- Kansas
- Clark 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 Ulysses [Clark County].
- Grant County
- This Ulysses is located in Grant County and lies 1,283 miles [2,064.8 km]<3> to the west of the Ulysses that is located in Potter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Ulysses.
- Hamilton 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 Ulysses [Hamilton County].
- Lincoln 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 Ulysses [Lincoln County].
- Mitchell 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 Ulysses [Mitchell County].
- Kentucky
- Lawrence County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Ulysses [Lawrence County].
- Nebraska
- Butler County
- This Ulysses is located in Butler County and lies 1,005 miles [1,617.4 km]<3> to the west of the Ulysses that is located in Potter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Ulysses.
- Wisconsin
- Barron 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 Wisconsin community of Ulysses [Barron County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ulysses ...
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.
- Elmer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fox Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fox Hill is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hill
- Gold
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hector
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lewis Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lewis Corner is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Corner
- Mixtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mixtown is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixtown
- Raymond
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Raymond is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Spring Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Spring Mills is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
- Sweden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sweden is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden
- Telescope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Telescope is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telescope
How Far From Ulysses 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 Ulysses to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ulysses and extending to:
- Coudersport, which is the Seat of Potter County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ulysses to Coudersport, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 120 miles [193.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 211 miles [339.6 km] to the south (S). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,800 miles [9,334.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,519 miles [10,491.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,394 miles [7,071.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Ulysses, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Ulysses 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> | 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- Ulysses) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Ulysses 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 Ulysses. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9040, Longitude: -77.7623 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.109 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.156 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.836 degrees. |
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