Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bredinsburg:
  • 41.394781, -79.772553
  • 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 Bredinsburg

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bredinsburg ...

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.

• Ajax
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Ajax is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ajax
• Bully Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bully Hill is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bully Hill
• Cranberry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cranberry is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
• Egypt Corners
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Egypt Corners is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Corners
• Franklin
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Franklin is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <1>
• Galena Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Galena Hill is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Hill
• Gurney Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Gurney Hill is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurney Hill
• Mapledale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mapledale is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapledale
• Oil City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Oil City is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oil City <1>
• Rocky Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Rocky Grove is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Grove
• Twin Churchs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Twin Churchs is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Churchs
• Uniontown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Uniontown is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
• Victory Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Victory Heights is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Heights

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

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

• Franklin, which is the Seat of Venango County, lies just to the West.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 169 miles [272 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Bredinsburg to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 224 miles [360.5 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<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>'