Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 West Eldred:
  • 41.956731, -78.403629
  • 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 West Eldred

• 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 McKean County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McKean County
  • Since West Eldred is near Cattaraugus County and also Allegany County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cattaraugus County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allegany 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 West Eldred

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Eldred ...

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.

• Bells Camp
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Bells Camp is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Camp
• Duke Center
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Duke Center is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke Center
• Farmers Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Farmers Valley is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Valley
• Four Mile
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Four Mile is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile
• Haymaker
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Haymaker is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymaker
• Indian Crossing
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Indian Crossing is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Crossing
• Knapp Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Knapp Creek is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp Creek
• Main Settlement
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Main Settlement is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Main Settlement
• Red Rock
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Red Rock is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
• Rock City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rock City is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
• Toll Gate Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Toll Gate Corner is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll Gate Corner
• Turtlepoint
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Turtlepoint is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtlepoint
• Walkertown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Walkertown is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown

How Far From West Eldred to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as West Eldred to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Smethport, which is the Seat of McKean County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from West Eldred to Smethport, with an average speed<2> 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 140 miles [225.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 223 miles [358.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 5,823 miles [9,371.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,544 miles [10,531.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,419 miles [7,111.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'