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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 Marwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marwood and the surrounding area.
- 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 Marwood:
- 40.778954, -79.773107
- 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 Marwood
- 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 Butler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
- Since Marwood is near Armstrong County and also Westmoreland 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 Westmoreland 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 Marwood
Communities Also Named Marwood ...
We found two communities that are also named Marwood.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Marwood is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Marwood is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 202 miles [325.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Marwood that is located in Butler County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Marwood.
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Marwood is located in Harris County and lies 1,150 miles [1,850.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Marwood that is located in Butler County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Marwood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Marwood ...
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.
- Boggsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Boggsville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggsville
- Bonnie Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bonnie Brook is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Brook
- Bricker Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bricker Crossroads is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricker Crossroads
- Carbon Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Carbon Center is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Center
- Coal Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Coal Hollow is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hollow
- Dennys Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dennys Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennys Mills
- Great Belt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Great Belt is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Belt
- Herman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Houseville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Houseville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houseville
- Ivywood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ivywood is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivywood
- Leasureville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leasureville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasureville
- Lucasville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lucasville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucasville
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mineral Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mineral Spring is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Spring
- Rockdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rockdale is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Sandy Lick
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Lick is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Lick
- Shadyside Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shadyside Village is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside Village
- Shadyside Village has also been known as:
- Buffalo Creek
- Yellow Dog Village
- Silverville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Silverville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverville
- Slate Lick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Slate Lick is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
How Far From Marwood 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 Marwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Marwood and extending to:
- Butler, which is the Seat of Butler County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Marwood to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>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 194 miles [312.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,930 miles [9,543.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,649 miles [10,700.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,524 miles [7,280.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Marwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Marwood 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 Marwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7790, Longitude: -79.7731 In this case, the coordinates for Marwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.431 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.478 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.199 degrees. |
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