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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 Galena Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Galena Hill 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 Galena Hill:
- 41.394502, -79.843110
- 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 Galena Hill
- 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 Galena Hill is near Mercer County and also Crawford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford 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 Galena Hill
Communities Also Named Galena Hill ...
We found two communities that are also named Galena Hill.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Galena Hill is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Yuba County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Galena Hill [Yuba County].
- Ontario
- This Galena Hill lies 236 miles [379.8 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Galena Hill that is located in Venango County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Galena Hill ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ajax is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ajax
- Bully Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bully Hill is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bully Hill
- Franklin
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gurney Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gurney Hill is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurney Hill
- Mapledale
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mapledale is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapledale
- Rocky Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rocky Grove is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Grove
- Sugarcreek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
- Twin Churchs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Twin Churchs is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Churchs
- Uniontown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Uniontown is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
How Far From Galena Hill 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 Galena Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Galena Hill and extending to:
- Franklin, which is the Seat of Venango County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 172 miles [276.8 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Galena Hill 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 227 miles [365.3 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 6,627 miles [10,665.1 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>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Galena Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Galena Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Galena Hill 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 Galena Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3945, Longitude: -79.8431 In this case, the coordinates for Galena Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.439 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.581 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.00 degrees. |
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