Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Knox, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Knox and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Knox
- 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 Knox:
- 41.233117, -79.535881
- 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 Knox
- 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 Knox is near Venango County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Venango County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Knox ...
We found twenty communities that share the name Knox.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania which is also named Knox.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, nineteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Henry County
- This Knox is located in Henry County and lies 329 miles [529.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Knox that is located in Clarion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Knox.
- Starke County
- This Knox is located in Starke County and lies 367 miles [590.6 km] to the west of the Knox that is located in Clarion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Starke County community of Knox.
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Maine
- Manitoba
- This Knox lies 1,152 miles [1,854 km]<2> to the northwest of the Knox that is located in Clarion County.
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Knox County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Knox [Knox County].
- Polk County
- This Knox is located in Polk County and lies 793 miles [1,276.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Knox that is located in Clarion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Knox.
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New York
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Knox County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Knox [Knox County].
- Paulding County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Knox [Paulding County].
- Vinton County
- This Knox is located in Vinton County and lies 198 miles [318.7 km]<2> to the southwest of the Knox that is located in Clarion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vinton County community of Knox.
- South Carolina
Curious and Interesting Names Near Knox ...
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.
- Alum Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
- Alum Rock is located in Clarion County
- Beaver City
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Beaver City is located in Clarion County
- Canoe Furnace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canoe Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe Furnace
- Canoe Furnace is located in Clarion County
- Elk City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Elmo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Fern
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Iron City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Marianne
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Mariasville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mariasville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariasville
- Mariasville is located in Venango County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mariasville <5>
- Paint Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paint Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Mills
- Paint Mills is located in Clarion County
- Pine City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Turkey City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey City
- Turkey City is located in Clarion County
- Turnip Hole
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turnip Hole have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnip Hole
- Turnip Hole is located in Clarion County
- Zion Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
How Far From Knox to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Knox to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Knox and extending to:
- Clarion, which is the Seat of Clarion County, lies just to the East.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Knox to Harrisburg, with an average speed<6>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 208 miles [334.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,900 miles [9,495.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,620 miles [10,653.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,496 miles [7,235.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Knox. 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> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Knox could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Knox) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Knox. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2331, Longitude: -79.5359 In this case, the coordinates for Knox have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Knox, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Knox to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.257 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.351 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.92 degrees. |