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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 Owltown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Owltown 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 Owltown:
- 41.507282, -79.651441
- 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 Owltown
- 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 Owltown is near Crawford County and also Forest County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Forest 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 Owltown
Communities Also Named Owltown ...
We found two communities that are also named Owltown.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Owltown is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Union County
- This Owltown is located in Union County and lies 517 miles [832 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Owltown that is located in Venango County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Owltown.
- North Carolina
- Buncombe County
- This Owltown is located in Buncombe County and lies 440 miles [708.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Owltown that is located in Venango County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buncombe County community of Owltown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Owltown ...
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.
- Cherrytree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cherrytree is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrytree
- Colonial Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Eagle Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Rock is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Rock
- Grandview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Grandview is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Green Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Oaks is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oaks
- Henrys Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Henrys Bend is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Bend
- Kaneville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kaneville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaneville
- Oil City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Petroleum Center
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Petroleum Center is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum Center
- Pioneer
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pioneer is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Pithole City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pithole City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pithole City
- President
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- President is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for President
How Far From Owltown 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 Owltown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Owltown and extending to:
- Franklin, which is the Seat of Venango County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Owltown 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 167 miles [268.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 226 miles [363.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take nearly four 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 5,893 miles [9,483.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,614 miles [10,644.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,490 miles [7,226 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Owltown) 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 Owltown 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 Owltown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5073, Longitude: -79.6514 In this case, the coordinates for Owltown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.312 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.455 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.868 degrees. |
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