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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 Kimble Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kimble Corners 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 Kimble Corners:
    • 41.917278, -79.866163
    • 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 Kimble Corners
  • 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 Kimble Corners ...

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.

  • Bagdad
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bagdad have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
    • Bagdad is located in Erie County
  • Beaver Dam
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
    • Beaver Dam is located in Erie County
  • Indian Head
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Head have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head
    • Indian Head is located in Erie County
  • Lakeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
    • Lakeville is located in Crawford County
  • Lincolnville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincolnville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
    • Lincolnville is located in Crawford County
  • Lowville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
    • Lowville is located in Erie County
  • New Ireland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Ireland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ireland
    • New Ireland is located in Erie County
  • Ranges Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranges Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranges Corners
    • Ranges Corners is located in Erie County
  • Union City
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
    • Union City is located in Erie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,097 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <2>
  • Valley Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Corners
    • Valley Corners is located in Erie County
  • Weeds Corners
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weeds Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeds Corners
    • Weeds Corners is located in Erie County

How Far From Kimble Corners 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 Kimble Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Erie, which is the Seat of Erie County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kimble Corners to Erie, 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 191 miles [307.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 256 miles [412 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,883 miles [9,467.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,607 miles [10,632.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,483 miles [7,214.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for Erie County: www.eriecountygov.org/

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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kimble Corners) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kimble Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9173, Longitude: -79.8662       In this case, the coordinates for Kimble Corners 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 Kimble Corners 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 309.421 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.641 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.811 degrees.









 

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