Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Nineveh, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nineveh and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Nineveh
- 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 Nineveh:
- 41.264783, -79.601715
- 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 Nineveh
- 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 Nineveh 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 Nineveh ...
We found nine communities that share the name Nineveh.
There are two communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Nineveh.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, eight are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Greene County
- Westmoreland County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Missouri
- New York
- Nova Scotia
- Ohio
- Texas
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nineveh ...
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 south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
- Alum Rock is located in Clarion County
- Beaver City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Beaver City is located in Clarion County
- Canoe Furnace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canoe Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe Furnace
- Canoe Furnace is located in Clarion County
- Elk City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Elmo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Fern
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Hill City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Iron City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Maple Shade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Shade have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Shade
- Maple Shade is located in Venango County
- Mariasville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mariasville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
- Pine City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Turkey City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey City
- Turkey City is located in Clarion County
- Twin Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Nineveh 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 Nineveh to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Nineveh and extending to:
- Clarion, which is the Seat of Clarion County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Nineveh to Clarion, with an average speed<6> 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 157 miles [252.7 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 212 miles [341.2 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 5,901 miles [9,496.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,622 miles [10,657.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,497 miles [7,237.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Nineveh. 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 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nineveh) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nineveh. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2648, Longitude: -79.6017 In this case, the coordinates for Nineveh have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Nineveh 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Nineveh 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 309.296 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.40 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.938 degrees. |