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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 Foster Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Foster Corner 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 Foster Corner:
    • 41.413946, -79.853111
    • 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 Foster Corner
  • 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 Foster Corner ...

We found one communities that share the name Foster Corner.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Foster Corner is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Foster Corner in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • South Carolina
      • Georgetown County
      • This Foster Corner is located in Georgetown County and lies 559 miles [899.6 km]<1> to the south of the Foster Corner that is located in Venango County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Georgetown County community of Foster Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Foster Corner ...

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.

  • Bully Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bully Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bully Hill
    • Bully Hill is located in Venango County
  • Franklin
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Galena Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galena Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Hill
    • Galena Hill is located in Venango County
  • Gurney Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gurney Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurney Hill
    • Gurney Hill is located in Venango County
  • Mapledale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapledale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapledale
    • Mapledale is located in Venango County
  • Mason
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Mason is located in Venango County
  • Polk
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
    • Polk is located in Venango County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
  • Rocky Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Grove
    • Rocky Grove is located in Venango County
  • Sugarcreek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarcreek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
    • Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
  • Twin Churchs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Churchs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Churchs
    • Twin Churchs is located in Venango County
  • Uniontown
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uniontown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
    • Uniontown is located in Venango County

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

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

  • Franklin, which is the Seat of Venango County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 173 miles [278.4 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Foster Corner 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 228 miles [366.9 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,905 miles [9,503.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,626 miles [10,663.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,502 miles [7,245.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Foster Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Venango County: www.co.venango.pa.us/

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 from Point A (ie- Foster Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Foster Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4139, Longitude: -79.8531       In this case, the coordinates for Foster Corner 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Foster Corner to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.444 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.59 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.997 degrees.









 

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