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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 Cobham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cobham 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 Cobham:
- 41.724029, -79.334236
- 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 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Forest County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Cobham
Communities Also Named Cobham ...
We found one communities that are also named 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 ...
- Virginia
- Albemarle County
- This Cobham is located in Albemarle County and lies 259 miles [416.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Cobham that is located in Warren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Cobham.
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)
- Endeavor is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endeavor
- Fiddlergreen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fiddlergreen is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddlergreen
- Grand Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Grand Valley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Valley
- Hearts Content
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hearts Content is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearts Content
- Hermit Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Magee
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Magee is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
- Queen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Queen is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen
- Starbrick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Starbrick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starbrick
- Torpedo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Torpedo is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torpedo
- Triumph
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Triumph is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triumph
- Yellow Hammer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Yellow Hammer is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Hammer
How Far From Cobham 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 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<2> 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<3> 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).<4>
- 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).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,468 miles [7,190.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cobham) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cobham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7240, Longitude: -79.3342 In this case, the coordinates for Cobham have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.10 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.248 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.638 degrees. |
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