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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 Callensburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Callensburg 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 Callensburg:
- 41.125904, -79.557313
- 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 Callensburg
- 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 Callensburg is near Armstrong County and also Venango County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Armstrong County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Venango 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 Callensburg
Curious and Interesting Names Near Callensburg ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Beaver City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Canoe Furnace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Canoe Furnace is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe Furnace
- Churchville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Churchville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
- Curllsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dutch Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dutch Hill is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hill
- Five Points
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Five Points is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Foxburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Huey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Huey is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huey
- Maple Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Mariasville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Turkey City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Turnip Hole
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Turnip Hole is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnip Hole
- Zion Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Zion Hill is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill
How Far From Callensburg 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 Callensburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Callensburg and extending to:
- Clarion, which is the Seat of Clarion County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Callensburg 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 151 miles [243 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 203 miles [326.7 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 5,906 miles [9,504.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,626 miles [10,663.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,501 miles [7,243.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Callensburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Callensburg 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 Callensburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1259, Longitude: -79.5573 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.277 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.357 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.97 degrees. |
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