Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Canal Center:
  • 41.471999, -79.933947
  • 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 Canal Center

• 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 Canal Center is near Mercer County and also Crawford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford 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 Canal Center

Curious and Interesting Names Near Canal Center ...

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.

• Franklin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Galena Hill is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Hill
• Gurney Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Gurney Hill is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurney Hill
• Mapledale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mapledale is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapledale
• Mason
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mason is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
• Mount Hope
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Mount Hope is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
• Plum Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Plum Corner is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Corner
• Polk
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Polk is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
• Rocky Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rocky Grove is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Grove
• Sugarcreek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
• Uniontown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Uniontown is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown

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

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

• Franklin, which is the Seat of Venango County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 179 miles [288.1 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Canal Center to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 234 miles [376.6 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 5,906 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 6,628 miles [10,666.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,503 miles [7,246.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'