Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Blairs Corners:
  • 41.183118, -79.563936
  • 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 Blairs Corners

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarion County
  • Since Blairs Corners is near Venango County and also Armstrong County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Venango 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 Blairs Corners

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blairs Corners ...

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.

• Alum Rock
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Alum Rock is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
• Beaver City
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Beaver City is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
• Canoe Furnace
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Canoe Furnace is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe Furnace
• Elk City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Elk City is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
• Elmo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Elmo is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
• Foxburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Foxburg is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foxburg <1>
• Iron City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Iron City is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
• Mariasville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Mariasville is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariasville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mariasville <1>
• Turkey City
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Turkey City is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey City
• Turnip Hole
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Turnip Hole is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnip Hole
• Zion Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Zion Hill is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Blairs Corners and extending to:

• Clarion, which is the Seat of Clarion County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Blairs Corners to Clarion, with an average speed<3> 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 153 miles [246.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 206 miles [331.5 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,903 miles [9,500 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,624 miles [10,660.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,499 miles [7,240.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'