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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 Aaronsburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Aaronsburg and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Aaronsburg:
    • 40.398395, -82.695172
    • 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 Aaronsburg
  • 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 Aaronsburg ...

We found one communities that share the name Aaronsburg.

Within Ohio, the name Aaronsburg is unique.

Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Aaronsburg in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Pennsylvania
      • Centre County
      • This Aaronsburg is located in Centre County and lies 276 miles [444.2 km]<1> to the east of the Aaronsburg that is located in Morrow County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of Aaronsburg.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Aaronsburg ...

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.

  • Bangs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
    • Bangs is located in Knox County
  • Centerburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerburg
    • Centerburg is located in Knox County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,231 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerburg <3>
  • Fargo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fargo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
    • Fargo is located in Morrow County
  • Five Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
    • Five Corners is located in Knox County
  • Green Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
    • Green Valley is located in Knox County
  • Mount Liberty
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
    • Mount Liberty is located in Knox County
  • Olive Green
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
    • Olive Green is located in Delaware County
  • Pagetown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pagetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pagetown
    • Pagetown is located in Morrow County
  • Peerless ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peerless have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
    • Peerless is located in Delaware County
    • Peerless has also been known as:
    • Peerless Station
  • Rich Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rich Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
    • Rich Hill is located in Knox County
  • Vails Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Corners
    • Vails Corners is located in Morrow County

How Far From Aaronsburg 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 Aaronsburg to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Aaronsburg once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Aaronsburg and extending to:

  • Mount Gilead, which is the Seat of Morrow County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Aaronsburg to Mount Gilead, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 33 miles [53.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 318 miles [511.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,063 miles [9,757.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,787 miles [10,922.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,663 miles [7,504.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Aaronsburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Aaronsburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3984, Longitude: -82.6952       In this case, the coordinates for Aaronsburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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 Aaronsburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Aaronsburg 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 311.269 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.509 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.669 degrees.









 

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