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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 Nickleville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nickleville 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 Nickleville:
- 41.275190, -79.646712
- 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 Nickleville
- 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 Venango County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Venango County
- Since Nickleville is near Clarion County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarion County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Nickleville
Communities Also Named Nickleville ...
We found two communities that are also named Nickleville.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Nickleville is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Grady County
- This Nickleville is located in Grady County and lies 768 miles [1,236 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Nickleville that is located in Venango County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grady County community of Nickleville.
- Texas
- Wise County
- Although located in Wise County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wise County community of Nickleville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nickleville ...
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.
- Beaver City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Cranberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Egypt Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Egypt Corners is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Corners
- Elmo
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Elmo is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Fern
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fern is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
- Hill City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hill City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Maple Shade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Maple Shade is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Shade
- Mariasville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rockland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rockland is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Turkey City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Twin Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Oaks is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
How Far From Nickleville 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 Nickleville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Nickleville and extending to:
- Franklin, which is the Seat of Venango County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Nickleville to Franklin, with an average speed<3> 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 160 miles [257.5 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 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 214 miles [344.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,903 miles [9,500 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,623 miles [10,658.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,499 miles [7,240.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Nickleville) 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 Nickleville 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 Nickleville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2752, Longitude: -79.6467 In this case, the coordinates for Nickleville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.324 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.433 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.954 degrees. |
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