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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 Emlenton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Emlenton and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Emlenton:
    • 41.237838, -79.740050
    • 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 Emlenton
  • 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 Emlenton is near Butler County and also Clarion 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 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 Emlenton

Curious and Interesting Names Near Emlenton ...

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.

  • Ajax
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Ajax is located in Venango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ajax
  • Alum Rock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Alum Rock is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
  • Bonus
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Bonus is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonus
  • Cherry Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cherry Valley is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
  • Coal City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Coal City is located in Venango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
  • Cranberry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Cranberry is located in Venango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
  • Egypt Corners
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Egypt Corners is located in Venango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Corners
  • Five Points
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Five Points is located in Venango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Foxburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lisbon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lisbon is located in Venango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Maple Shade
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Maple Shade is located in Venango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Shade
  • Mariasville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Riddle Crossroads
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Riddle Crossroads is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle Crossroads
    • Rockland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Rockland is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
    • Sandy Point
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Sandy Point is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
    • Turkey City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Turkey City is located in Clarion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey City
    • Twin Oaks
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Twin Oaks is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
    • Victory Heights
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Victory Heights is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Heights

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Emlenton and extending to:

  • Franklin, which is the Seat of Venango County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Emlenton to Franklin, 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 163 miles [262.3 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 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 215 miles [346 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 5,908 miles [9,508 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,629 miles [10,668.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,504 miles [7,248.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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- Emlenton) 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 Emlenton 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 Emlenton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2378, Longitude: -79.7400       In this case, the coordinates for Emlenton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.384 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.495 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.012 degrees.