Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Oleona, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oleona and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Oleona
- 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 Oleona:
- 41.556178, -77.701654
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Oleona
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Potter County
- Since Oleona is near Lycoming County and also Tioga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lycoming County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oleona ...
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.
- Burrows
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Cedar Pines
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Pines
- Cedar Pines is located in Lycoming County
- Cedar Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Run
- Cedar Run is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Run <2>
- Cross Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Fork
- Cross Fork is located in Potter County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Fork <2>
- Five Points
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Potter County
- Gravel Lick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravel Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Lick
- Gravel Lick is located in Potter County
- Marshlands
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshlands have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshlands
- Marshlands is located in Tioga County
- Short Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Slate Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slate Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Run
- Slate Run is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slate Run <2>
How Far From Oleona 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 Oleona to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Oleona and extending to:
- Coudersport, which is the Seat of Potter County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Oleona to Coudersport, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 97 miles [156.1 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 186 miles [299.3 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,812 miles [9,353.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,530 miles [10,509 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,405 miles [7,089.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oleona. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oleona) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oleona. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5562, Longitude: -77.7017 In this case, the coordinates for Oleona have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Oleona to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.10 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.091 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.951 degrees. |