Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Marion Center, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marion Center and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Marion Center
- 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 Marion Center:
- 40.769990, -79.049700
- 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 Marion Center
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Indiana County
- Since Marion Center is near Armstrong County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Armstrong County
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Marion Center ...
We found one communities that share the name Marion Center.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Marion Center is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Marion Center in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- Plymouth 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 Massachusetts community of Marion Center [Plymouth County].
- Massachusetts
Curious and Interesting Names Near Marion Center ...
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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Chambersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Chambersville is located in Indiana County
- Commodore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commodore
- Commodore is located in Indiana County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commodore <3>
- Deckers Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deckers Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckers Point
- Deckers Point is located in Indiana County
- Dicksonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dicksonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicksonville
- Dicksonville is located in Indiana County
- Enterprise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Indiana County
- Georgeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Georgeville is located in Indiana County
- Home
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home
- Home is located in Indiana County
- Learn Settlement
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Learn Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Learn Settlement
- Learn Settlement is located in Indiana County
- Locust
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Lovejoy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Oak Tree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Plumville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Purchase Line
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purchase Line
- Purchase Line is located in Indiana County
- Rembrant
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Sample Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sample Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sample Run
- Sample Run is located in Indiana County
- Starford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Trade City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trade City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade City
- Trade City is located in Indiana County
- Plumville
How Far From Marion Center 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 Marion Center to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Marion Center and extending to:
- Indiana, which is the Seat of Indiana County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<4> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Marion Center to Indiana, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 118 miles [189.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 167 miles [268.8 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,901 miles [9,496.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,618 miles [10,650.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,493 miles [7,230.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Marion Center. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Indiana County: www.countyofindiana.org/
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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Marion Center 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> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Marion Center) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Marion Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7700, Longitude: -79.0497 |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Marion Center to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.985 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.971 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.874 degrees. |