Tidbits & Trivia

Introduction ...

Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Dempseytown.

Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Dempseytown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dempseytown and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Dempseytown

• 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 Dempseytown:
  • 41.513114, -79.778110<1>
  • 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 Dempseytown

• 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 Venango County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Venango County
  • Since Dempseytown is near Crawford County and also Mercer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer 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 Dempseytown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dempseytown ...

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.

• Breedtown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Breedtown is also located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breedtown
• Chapmanville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Chapmanville is also located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapmanville
• Cherrytree
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cherrytree is also located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrytree
• Colonial Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Colonial Village is also located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
• Diamond
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Diamond is also located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
• Grandview
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Grandview is also located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
• Kaneville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Kaneville is also located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaneville
• Mason
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mason is also located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
• Oil City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Oil City is also located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oil City <2>
• Owltown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Owltown is also located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owltown
• Petroleum Center
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Petroleum Center is also located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum Center
  • Former name for Petroleum Center:
  • Petroleum Centre(Er)
• Pioneer
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Pioneer is also located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
• Plum Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Plum Corner is also located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Corner
• Rocky Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Rocky Grove is also located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Grove

How Far From Dempseytown 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 included the distance from a community such as Dempseytown to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Dempseytown and extending to:

• Franklin, which is the Seat of Venango County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 173 miles [278.4 km]<3> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Dempseytown to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 231 miles [371.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,898 miles [9,491.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,619 miles [10,652.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,495 miles [7,234 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>