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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 Kintersburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kintersburg 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 Kintersburg:
    • 40.715000, -79.079610
    • 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 Kintersburg
  • 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 Indiana County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana County
    • Since Kintersburg is near Armstrong County and also Cambria County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Armstrong County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cambria 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 Kintersburg

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kintersburg ...

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.

  • Buck Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Buck Run is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Run
  • Chambersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Chestnut Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Chestnut Grove is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
  • Chevy Chase Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Chevy Chase Heights is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Heights
  • Creekside
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Creekside is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
  • Deckers Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Deckers Point is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckers Point
  • Diamondville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Diamondville is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondville
  • Dicksonville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Dicksonville is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicksonville
  • Fowler Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fowler Heights is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Heights
  • Home
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Ideal
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Ideal is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal
  • Lovejoy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Lovejoy is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Marion Center
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Oak Tree
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Oak Tree is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree
    • Pleasant Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Plumville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Plumville is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
    • Rembrant
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Rembrant is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rembrant
    • Sample Run
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Sample Run is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sample Run
    • Starford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Starford is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starford

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kintersburg and extending to:

  • Indiana, which is the Seat of Indiana County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Kintersburg to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 165 miles [265.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,904 miles [9,501.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,621 miles [10,655.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,497 miles [7,237.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Kintersburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Kintersburg 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 Kintersburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7150, Longitude: -79.0796       In this case, the coordinates for Kintersburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.007 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.987 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.909 degrees.