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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 Carmona, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carmona 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 Carmona:
- 41.122283, -80.102837
- 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 Carmona
- 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 Mercer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer County
- Since Carmona is near Butler County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Carmona
Communities Also Named Carmona ...
We found one communities that are also named Carmona.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Carmona is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Carmona in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Polk County
- This Carmona is located in Polk County and lies 1,082 miles [1,741.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Carmona that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Carmona.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Carmona ...
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.
- Amsterdam
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Amsterdam is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Carter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Carter is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
- Currys Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Currys Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currys Mills
- Elliotts Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Elliotts Mills is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliotts Mills
- Enterprise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Forestville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Forestville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Irishtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Irishtown is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irishtown
- Leesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- London
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- London is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Perrys Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
- Plain Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Plain Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain Grove
- Slippery Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Swamproot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
- Wick
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wick is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
How Far From Carmona 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 Carmona to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Carmona and extending to:
- Mercer, which is the Seat of Mercer County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Carmona to Mercer, 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 178 miles [286.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 223 miles [358.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,928 miles [9,540.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,649 miles [10,700.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,524 miles [7,280.7 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Carmona) 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 Carmona 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 Carmona. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1223, Longitude: -80.1028 In this case, the coordinates for Carmona have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.617 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.741 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.222 degrees. |
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