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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 Nineveh, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nineveh 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 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.
    • Open 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:
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Venango 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 Nineveh

Communities Also Named Nineveh ...

We found nine communities that are also named Nineveh.

There are two communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Nineveh.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of seven communities that are located 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
      • This Nineveh is located in Greene County and lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Nineveh that is located in Clarion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Nineveh.
    • Westmoreland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Nineveh [Westmoreland County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Johnson County
      • This Nineveh is located in Johnson County and lies 365 miles [587.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Nineveh that is located in Clarion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Nineveh.
    • Missouri
      • Adair County
      • This Nineveh is located in Adair County and lies 687 miles [1,105.6 km]<1> to the west of the Nineveh that is located in Clarion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adair County community of Nineveh.
    • New York
      • Broome County
      • This Nineveh is located in Broome County and lies 215 miles [346 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Nineveh that is located in Clarion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broome County community of Nineveh.
    • Nova Scotia
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of Nineveh.
    • Ohio
      • Darke County
      • This Nineveh is located in Darke County and lies 272 miles [437.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Nineveh that is located in Clarion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darke County community of Nineveh.
    • Texas
      • Leon County
      • This Nineveh is located in Leon County and lies 1,127 miles [1,813.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Nineveh that is located in Clarion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leon County community of Nineveh.
    • Virginia
      • Warren County
      • This Nineveh is located in Warren County and lies 172 miles [276.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Nineveh that is located in Clarion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Nineveh.

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)
    • Alum Rock is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
  • Beaver City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Beaver City is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
  • Canoe Furnace
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Canoe Furnace is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe Furnace
  • Elk City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Elk City is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
  • Elmo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Elmo is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
  • Fern
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fern is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
  • Hill City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Hill City is located in Venango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
  • Iron City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Iron City is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
  • Maple Shade
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Maple Shade is located in Venango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Shade
  • Mariasville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine City is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
  • Turkey City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Turkey City is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey City
  • Twin Oaks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Twin Oaks is located in Venango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks

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<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,497 miles [7,237.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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- Nineveh) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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.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).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.296 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.40 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.938 degrees.