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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 Galloway, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Galloway 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 Galloway:
    • 41.424780, -79.817277
    • 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 Galloway
  • 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 Galloway 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 Galloway

Communities Also Named Galloway ...

We found twenty communities that are also named Galloway.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Galloway is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of twenty communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, eighteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Walker County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Galloway [Walker County].
    • Arkansas
      • Pulaski County
      • This Galloway is located in Pulaski County and lies 809 miles [1,302 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Galloway that is located in Venango County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Galloway.
    • British Columbia
      • This Galloway lies 1,783 miles [2,869.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Galloway that is located in Venango County.
    • Florida
      • Polk County
      • This Galloway is located in Polk County and lies 928 miles [1,493.5 km]<2> to the south of the Galloway that is located in Venango County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Galloway.
    • Georgia
      • Fannin County
      • This Galloway is located in Fannin County and lies 511 miles [822.4 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Galloway that is located in Venango County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Galloway.
    • Illinois
      • La Salle County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Galloway [La Salle County].
    • Michigan
      • Grand Traverse County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Galloway [Grand Traverse County].
      • Saginaw County
      • This Galloway is located in Saginaw County and lies 266 miles [428.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Galloway that is located in Venango County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saginaw County community of Galloway.
    • Mississippi
      • Claiborne County
      • This Galloway is located in Claiborne County and lies 891 miles [1,433.9 km]<2> to the southwest of the Galloway that is located in Venango County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Claiborne County community of Galloway.
    • Missouri
      • Greene County
      • This Galloway is located in Greene County and lies 774 miles [1,245.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Galloway that is located in Venango County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Galloway.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Galloway lies 824 miles [1,326.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Galloway that is located in Venango County.
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Galloway [Burlington County].
    • North Carolina
      • Transylvania County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Galloway [Transylvania County].
    • Ohio
      • Franklin County
      • This Galloway is located in Franklin County and lies 203 miles [326.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Galloway that is located in Venango County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Galloway.
    • Oregon
      • Morrow County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Galloway [Morrow County].
    • Texas
      • Cass County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Galloway [Cass County].
      • Jefferson County
      • This Galloway is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,127 miles [1,813.7 km]<2> to the southwest of the Galloway that is located in Venango County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Galloway.
      • Panola County
      • This Galloway is located in Panola County and lies 1,018 miles [1,638.3 km] to the southwest of the Galloway that is located in Venango County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Panola County community of Galloway.
    • West Virginia
      • Barbour County
      • This Galloway is located in Barbour County and lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<2> to the south of the Galloway that is located in Venango County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barbour County community of Galloway.
    • Wisconsin
      • Marathon County
      • This Galloway is located in Marathon County and lies 527 miles [848.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Galloway that is located in Venango County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marathon County community of Galloway.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Galloway ...

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 south)
    • Bully Hill is located in Venango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bully Hill
  • Franklin
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Galena Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Galena Hill is located in Venango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Hill
  • Gurney Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Gurney Hill is located in Venango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurney Hill
  • Mapledale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mapledale is located in Venango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapledale
  • Mason
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mason is located in Venango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Rocky Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Rocky Grove is located in Venango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Grove
  • Sugarcreek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
  • Twin Churchs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Twin Churchs is located in Venango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Churchs
  • Uniontown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Uniontown is located in Venango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown

How Far From Galloway to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Galloway to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Galloway 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 172 miles [276.8 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Galloway to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5>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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,903 miles [9,500 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,625 miles [10,661.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,500 miles [7,242 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Galloway could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Galloway) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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 Galloway, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Galloway 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 Galloway. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4248, Longitude: -79.8173       In this case, the coordinates for Galloway have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.421 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.566 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.977 degrees.