Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Canoe Furnace:
  • 41.188951, -79.517824
  • 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 Canoe Furnace

• 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 Canoe Furnace 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 Canoe Furnace

Curious and Interesting Names Near Canoe Furnace ...

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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Alum Rock is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
• Beaver City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Beaver City is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
• Elk City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Elk City is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
• Elmo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Elmo is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
• Five Points
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Five Points is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Iron City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Iron City is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
• Marianne
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Marianne is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianne
• Paint Mills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Paint Mills is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Mills
• Turkey City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Turkey City is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey City
• Turnip Hole
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Turnip Hole is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnip Hole
• Zion Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Zion Hill is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Canoe Furnace and extending to:

• Clarion, which is the Seat of Clarion County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 151 miles [243 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Canoe Furnace to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2>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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 205 miles [329.9 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,901 miles [9,496.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,621 miles [10,655.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,497 miles [7,237.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'