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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 Karns, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Karns 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 Karns:
- 40.630394, -79.703573
- 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 Karns
- 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 Allegheny County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allegheny County
- Since Karns is near Westmoreland County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Butler 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 Karns
Communities Also Named Karns ...
We found two communities that are also named Karns.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Karns is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Oklahoma
- Canadian County
- This Karns is located in Canadian County and lies 1,061 miles [1,707.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Karns that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Canadian County community of Karns.
- Tennessee
- Knox County
- This Karns is located in Knox County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Karns that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Karns.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Karns ...
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.
- Aladdin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Arnold
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bagdad
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Birdville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Birdville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdville
- Butler Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Butler Junction is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Junction
- Dock Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dock Hollow is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Hollow
- Edgecliff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Edgecliff is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgecliff
- Freeport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Georgetown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Laneville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Laneville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneville
- Leechburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pleasantville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pleasantville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Sandy Lick
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sandy Lick is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Lick
- Silverville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Silverville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverville
- Valley Camp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Camp is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Camp
How Far From Karns 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 Karns to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Karns and extending to:
- Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Karns to Pittsburgh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 150 miles [241.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 185 miles [297.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,933 miles [9,548.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,652 miles [10,705.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,527 miles [7,285.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Karns) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Karns 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 Karns. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6304, Longitude: -79.7036 In this case, the coordinates for Karns have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.396 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.416 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.222 degrees. |
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