Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ahrensville:
  • 41.454505, -79.645607
  • 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 Ahrensville

• 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 Venango County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Venango County
  • Since Ahrensville is near Forest County and also Clarion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Forest County
  • eBird sighting report for Clarion 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 Ahrensville ...

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.

• Colonial Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
  • Colonial Village is located in Venango County
• Eagle Rock
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Rock
  • Eagle Rock is located in Venango County
• Grandview
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
  • Grandview is located in Venango County
• Green Oaks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oaks
  • Green Oaks is located in Venango County
• Henrys Bend
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henrys Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Bend
  • Henrys Bend is located in Venango County
• Kaneville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kaneville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaneville
  • Kaneville is located in Venango County
• Oil City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
  • Oil City is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oil City <2>
• Owltown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owltown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owltown
  • Owltown is located in Venango County
• Petroleum Center
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petroleum Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum Center
  • Petroleum Center is located in Venango County
• President
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for President
  • President is located in Venango County
• Rose Gardens
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Gardens
  • Rose Gardens is located in Venango County
• Stanleys Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanleys Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanleys Corner
  • Stanleys Corner is located in Venango County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Ahrensville and extending to:

• Franklin, which is the Seat of Venango County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ahrensville to Franklin, with an average speed<4> 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 165 miles [265.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 223 miles [358.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,895 miles [9,487.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,616 miles [10,647.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,492 miles [7,229.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ahrensville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Venango County: www.co.venango.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/