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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Horn Siding, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Horn Siding 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 Horn Siding:
    • 41.847558, -79.480606
    • 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 Horn Siding
  • 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 Horn Siding ...

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.

  • Bear Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Cherry Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
    • Cherry Hill is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
  • Columbus
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Fiddlergreen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fiddlergreen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddlergreen
    • Fiddlergreen is located in Warren County
  • Forest Chapel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Chapel
    • Forest Chapel is located in Warren County
  • Grand Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Valley
    • Grand Valley is located in Warren County
  • Hatchtown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatchtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchtown
    • Hatchtown is located in Crawford County
  • Lottsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottsville
    • Lottsville is located in Warren County
  • Magee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
    • Magee is located in Warren County
  • Spring Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
    • Spring Creek is located in Warren County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Creek <1>
  • Sugar Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
    • Sugar Grove is located in Warren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Grove <1>
  • Torpedo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Torpedo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torpedo
    • Torpedo is located in Warren County

How Far From Horn Siding to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Horn Siding and extending to:

  • Warren, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Horn Siding to Warren, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 173 miles [278.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 240 miles [386.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,871 miles [9,448.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,593 miles [10,610.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,469 miles [7,192.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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>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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Horn Siding) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Horn Siding. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8476, Longitude: -79.4806       In this case, the coordinates for Horn Siding 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 Horn Siding 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 309.183 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.362 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.658 degrees.









 

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