Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cobham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cobham and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cobham
- 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 Cobham:
- 41.723949, -79.333936
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Cobham
- 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Since Cobham is near Forest County and also Venango County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Forest County
- eBird sighting report for Venango 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Cobham ...
We found one communities that share the name Cobham.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Cobham is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Cobham in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cobham ...
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.
- Endeavor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Fiddlergreen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fiddlergreen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddlergreen
- Fiddlergreen is located in Warren County
- Grand Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Valley
- Grand Valley is located in Warren County
- Hearts Content
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hearts Content have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearts Content
- Hearts Content is located in Warren County
- Hermit Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermit Spring
- Hermit Spring is located in Warren County
- Magee
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Queen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Starbrick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Torpedo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Triumph
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Yellow Hammer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Hammer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Hammer
- Yellow Hammer is located in Forest County
How Far From Cobham to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cobham to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cobham and extending to:
- Warren, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cobham to Warren, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 161 miles [259.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 229 miles [368.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 5,871 miles [9,448.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,592 miles [10,608.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,468 miles [7,190.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cobham. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cobham) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cobham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7239, Longitude: -79.3339 In this case, the coordinates for Cobham have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Cobham to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.10 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.248 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.637 degrees. |