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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 Ben Avon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ben Avon and the surrounding area.
- 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 Ben Avon:
- 40.594789, -79.161424
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Ben Avon
- 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 Indiana County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana County
- Since Ben Avon is near Clinton County and also Armstrong County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Armstrong 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Ben Avon
Communities Also Named Ben Avon ...
We found two communities that are also named Ben Avon.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Ben Avon.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Ben Avon in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Allegheny County
- This Ben Avon is located in Allegheny County and lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the west of the Ben Avon that is located in Indiana County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Ben Avon.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Spartanburg County
- This Ben Avon is located in Spartanburg County and lies 417 miles [671.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Ben Avon that is located in Indiana County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Ben Avon.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ben Avon ...
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.
- Chestnut Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Grove is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
- Chevy Chase Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chevy Chase Heights is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Heights
- Crete
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Crete is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
- Fowler Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fowler Heights is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Heights
- Grandview
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Grandview is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Homer City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Indiana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Red Barn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Red Barn is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Barn
- Tearing Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tearing Run is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tearing Run
- Tide
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tide is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tide
- Two Lick
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Two Lick is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Lick
- Upper Two Lick
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Upper Two Lick is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Two Lick
How Far From Ben Avon 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 Ben Avon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ben Avon and extending to:
- Indiana, which is the Seat of Indiana County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Ben Avon to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 162 miles [260.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,913 miles [9,516.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,630 miles [10,670 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,505 miles [7,250.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ben Avon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Ben Avon to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ben Avon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5948, Longitude: -79.1614 In this case, the coordinates for Ben Avon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.065 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.034 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.991 degrees. |
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