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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 Carbon Center, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carbon Center 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 Carbon Center:
- 40.873120, -79.793385
- 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 Carbon 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 Butler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
- Since Carbon Center is near Armstrong County and also Clarion 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 Clarion 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 Carbon Center
Communities Also Named Carbon Center ...
We found two communities that are also named Carbon Center.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Carbon Center is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Idaho
- Shoshone County
- This Carbon Center is located in Shoshone County and lies 1,827 miles [2,940.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Carbon Center that is located in Butler County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shoshone County community of Carbon Center.
- Missouri
- Vernon County
- This Carbon Center is located in Vernon County and lies 797 miles [1,282.6 km]<1> to the west of the Carbon Center that is located in Butler County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon County community of Carbon Center.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Carbon 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.
- Bonnie Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bonnie Brook is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Brook
- Butler
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Byers Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Byers Corner is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers Corner
- Craigsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Craigsville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigsville
- Dennys Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dennys Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennys Mills
- Frogtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Frogtown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Great Belt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Great Belt is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Belt
- Greenwood Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Greenwood Village is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
- Haysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Haysville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Herman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Highfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Highfield is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield
- Hooker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hooker is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Lucasville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lucasville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucasville
- Meridian
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Meridian is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Rockdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rockdale is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Shadyside Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shadyside Village is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside Village
- Shadyside Village has also been known as:
- Buffalo Creek
- Yellow Dog Village
- Troutman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Troutman is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutman
How Far From Carbon Center 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 Carbon Center to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Carbon Center and extending to:
- Butler, which is the Seat of Butler County, lies just to the West.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Carbon Center 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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 199 miles [320.3 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 5,926 miles [9,537 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,646 miles [10,695.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,521 miles [7,275.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Carbon Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Carbon Center 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 Carbon Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8731, Longitude: -79.7934 In this case, the coordinates for Carbon Center have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.438 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.501 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.173 degrees. |
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