Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Marble, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marble and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Marble
- 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 Marble:
- 41.338951, -79.438101
- 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 Marble
- 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 Marble is near Venango County and also Forest County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Venango County
- eBird sighting report for Forest 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 Marble ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Marble.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Marble is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Kansas
- Michigan
- Antrim County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Marble [Antrim County].
- Mason County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Marble [Mason County].
- Ottawa County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Marble [Ottawa County].
- Minnesota
- Nevada
- Mineral County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Mineral County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mineral County community of Marble.
- Nye County
- This community is historic and although located in Nye County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nye County community of Marble.
- North Carolina
- Washington
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Marble ...
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.
- Elk City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Elmo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Fern
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Fryburg
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
- Fryburg is located in Clarion County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fryburg <5>
- Helen Furnace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helen Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen Furnace
- Helen Furnace is located in Clarion County
- Iron City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Leeper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeper
- Leeper is located in Clarion County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeper <5>
- Lickingville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lickingville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickingville
- Lickingville is located in Clarion County
- Marianne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Paint Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Sawtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Wolfs Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Corners
- Wolfs Corners is located in Clarion County
How Far From Marble 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 Marble to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Marble and extending to:
- Clarion, which is the Seat of Clarion County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Marble to Clarion, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 152 miles [244.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 210 miles [338 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 5,892 miles [9,482.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,612 miles [10,641 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,487 miles [7,221.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Marble. 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Marble) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Marble. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3390, Longitude: -79.4381 In this case, the coordinates for Marble have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Marble, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Marble 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. |
| <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 Marble 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 309.19 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.291 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.834 degrees. |