Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Helen Furnace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Helen Furnace and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Helen Furnace
- 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 Helen Furnace:
- 41.287448, -79.318458
- 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 Helen Furnace
- 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 Clarion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Clarion County
- Since Helen Furnace is near Forest County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Forest County
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Helen Furnace ...
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.
- Cook Tomb
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Cooksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksburg
- Cooksburg is located in Clarion County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooksburg <2>
- Crown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Crown is located in Clarion County
- Day
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Fisher
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Fryburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
- Fryburg is located in Clarion County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fryburg <2>
- Gravel Lick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravel Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Lick
- Gravel Lick is located in Clarion County
- Hominy Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hominy Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hominy Ridge
- Hominy Ridge is located in Forest County
- Leeper
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeper
- Leeper is located in Clarion County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeper <2>
- Lickingville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lickingville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickingville
- Lickingville is located in Clarion County
- Marble
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
- Marble is located in Clarion County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marble <2>
- Marianne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Paint Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paint Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Mills
- Paint Mills is located in Clarion County
- Scotch Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotch Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Hill
- Scotch Hill is located in Clarion County
- Stone House
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone House have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
- Stone House is located in Clarion County
- Turkey Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Ridge
- Turkey Ridge is located in Clarion County
- Paint Mills
How Far From Helen Furnace 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 Helen Furnace to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Helen Furnace and extending to:
- Clarion, which is the Seat of Clarion County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<3> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Helen Furnace to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 204 miles [328.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,889 miles [9,477.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,609 miles [10,636.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,484 miles [7,216.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Helen Furnace. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Clarion County: www.co.clarion.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Helen Furnace) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Helen Furnace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2874, Longitude: -79.3185 In this case, the coordinates for Helen Furnace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Helen Furnace 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 309.119 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.202 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.799 degrees. |