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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 Chicora, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chicora 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 Chicora:
    • 40.951453, -79.742828
    • 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 Chicora
  • 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 Chicora 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 Chicora

Communities Also Named Chicora ...

We found five communities that are also named Chicora.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Chicora is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Polk County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Polk County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Chicora.
    • Michigan
      • Allegan County
      • This Chicora is located in Allegan County and lies 337 miles [542.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Chicora that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegan County community of Chicora.
    • Mississippi
      • Wayne County
      • This Chicora is located in Wayne County and lies 812 miles [1,306.8 km]<2> to the southwest of the Chicora that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Chicora.
    • South Carolina
      • Berkeley County
      • This Chicora is located in Berkeley County and lies 530 miles [853 km]<2> to the south of the Chicora that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Chicora.
      • Horry County
      • This Chicora is located in Horry County and lies 490 miles [788.6 km] to the south of the Chicora that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Chicora.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chicora ...

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.

  • Bradys Bend
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend
  • Byers Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Byers Corner is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers Corner
  • Carbon Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Carbon Center is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Center
  • Fredericksburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
  • Frogtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Frogtown is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
  • Greenville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Greenville is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Haysville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Haysville is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
  • Hooker
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hooker is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
  • Lucasville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Lucasville is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucasville
  • Queenstown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
  • Troutman
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Troutman is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutman

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chicora and extending to:

  • Butler, which is the Seat of Butler County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Chicora to Butler, 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 156 miles [251.1 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 201 miles [323.5 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 5,921 miles [9,528.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,640 miles [10,686 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,516 miles [7,267.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Chicora, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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- Chicora) 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 Chicora 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 Chicora. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9515, Longitude: -79.7428       In this case, the coordinates for Chicora have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.403 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.472 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.121 degrees.