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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 Austinburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Austinburg 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 Austinburg:
    • 41.993114, -77.494874
    • 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 Austinburg
  • 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 Austinburg ...

We found one communities that share the name Austinburg.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Austinburg is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Austinburg in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ohio
      • Ashtabula County
      • This Austinburg is located in Ashtabula County and lies 173 miles [278.4 km]<1> to the west of the Austinburg that is located in Tioga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashtabula County community of Austinburg.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Austinburg ...

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.

  • Alice
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alice have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
    • Alice is located in Steuben County (NY)
  • Elkland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
    • Elkland is located in Tioga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkland <3>
  • Elmer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
    • Elmer is located in Potter County
  • Hector
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
    • Hector is located in Potter County
  • Hedgesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hedgesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgesville
    • Hedgesville is located in Steuben County (NY)
  • Jasper
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Little Marsh
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Marsh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Marsh
    • Little Marsh is located in Tioga County
  • Mixtown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mixtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixtown
    • Mixtown is located in Tioga County
  • Purple Brook ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purple Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purple Brook
    • Purple Brook is located in Tioga County
  • Rough and Ready
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rough and Ready have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough and Ready
    • Rough and Ready is located in Steuben County (NY)
  • Shortsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shortsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortsville
    • Shortsville is located in Tioga County
  • Woods Corner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corner
    • Woods Corner is located in Steuben County (NY)
  • Young Hickory
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young Hickory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Hickory
    • Young Hickory is located in Steuben County (NY)

How Far From Austinburg to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Austinburg and extending to:

  • Wellsboro, which is the Seat of Tioga County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Austinburg to Wellsboro, 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 6 hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 122 miles [196.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 215 miles [346 km] to the south (S). 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 5,785 miles [9,310.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,504 miles [10,467.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,379 miles [7,047.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Austinburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Austinburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9931, Longitude: -77.4949    
<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>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 Austinburg 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 307.936 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.974 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.676 degrees.









 

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