Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Arthurs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Arthurs and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Arthurs
- 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 Arthurs:
- 41.270928, -79.390557
- 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 Arthurs
- 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 Clarion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Clarion County
- Since Arthurs is near Forest County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Forest County
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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
Communities Also Named Arthurs ...
We found one communities that share the name Arthurs.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Arthurs is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Arthurs in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Arthurs ...
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.
- Elk City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Elmo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Fisher
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Fryburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
- Fryburg is located in Clarion County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fryburg <3>
- Helen Furnace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helen Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen Furnace
- Helen Furnace is located in Clarion County
- Iron City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Lickingville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lickingville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickingville
- Lickingville is located in Clarion County
- Marble
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
- Marble is located in Clarion County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marble <3>
- Marianne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Mechanicsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mechanicsville is located in Clarion County
- Paint Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paint Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Mills
- Paint Mills is located in Clarion County
- Pine City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Scotch Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotch Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Hill
- Scotch Hill is located in Clarion County
- Stone House
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone House have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
- Stone House is located in Clarion County
How Far From Arthurs 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 Arthurs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Arthurs and extending to:
- Clarion, which is the Seat of Clarion County, lies just to the South.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 147 miles [236.6 km]<4> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Arthurs to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5>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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 205 miles [329.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,893 miles [9,483.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,613 miles [10,642.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,488 miles [7,222.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Arthurs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Clarion County: www.co.clarion.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
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 Arthurs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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- Arthurs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Arthurs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2709, Longitude: -79.3906 In this case, the coordinates for Arthurs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Arthurs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.165 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.252 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.838 degrees. |