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

When in Cable Hollow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cable Hollow 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 Cable Hollow:
    • 41.963670, -79.082544
    • 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 Cable Hollow
  • 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 Cable Hollow ...

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.

  • Backup Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Backup Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Backup Corners
    • Backup Corners is located in Warren County
  • Cornplanter ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornplanter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornplanter
    • Cornplanter is located in Warren County
  • Dodge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
    • Dodge is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
  • Hemlock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
    • Hemlock is located in Warren County
  • Ivory
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
    • Ivory is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
  • Jackson Run
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Run
    • Jackson Run is located in Warren County
  • Rogertown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogertown
    • Rogertown is located in Warren County
  • Starbrick
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starbrick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starbrick
    • Starbrick is located in Warren County
  • Stillwater
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillwater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
    • Stillwater is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
  • Sugar Run ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Run
    • Sugar Run is located in Warren County

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

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

  • Warren, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Cable Hollow to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than 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 237 miles [381.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,850 miles [9,414.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,572 miles [10,576.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,448 miles [7,158.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Cable Hollow) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cable Hollow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9637, Longitude: -79.0825       In this case, the coordinates for Cable Hollow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Cable Hollow to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.926 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.089 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.426 degrees.









 

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