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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 Weeds Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Weeds Corners 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 Weeds Corners:
- 42.030055, -79.933107
- 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 Weeds Corners
- 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 Erie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Erie County
- Since Weeds Corners is near Chautauqua County and also Crawford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chautauqua County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford 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 Weeds Corners
Curious and Interesting Names Near Weeds Corners ...
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.
- Bagdad
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bagdad is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- Bogus Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bogus Corners is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogus Corners
- Chestnut Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Dock Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dock Junction is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Junction
- Draketown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Draketown is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
- Erie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Erie Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Erie Heights is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie Heights
- Harborcreek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Indian Head
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Indian Head is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head
- Little Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Little Hope is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hope
- Lowville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lowville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
- Marvin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Marvin is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Moorhead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Moorhead is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
- New Ireland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- New Ireland is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ireland
- Pleasant Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Reeds Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Reeds Corners is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Corners
- Union City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Corners is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Corners
How Far From Weeds Corners 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 Weeds Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Weeds Corners and extending to:
- Erie, which is the Seat of Erie County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Weeds Corners to Erie, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 199 miles [320.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 264 miles [424.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,881 miles [9,464.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,605 miles [10,629.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,481 miles [7,211.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Weeds Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Weeds Corners 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 Weeds Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0301, Longitude: -79.9331 In this case, the coordinates for Weeds Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.455 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.698 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.80 degrees. |
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