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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 Plumville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Plumville 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 Plumville:
- 40.779509, -79.162814
- 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 Plumville
- 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 Indiana County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana County
- Since Plumville is near Armstrong County and also Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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 Plumville
Communities Also Named Plumville ...
We found two communities that are also named Plumville.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Plumville is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Mason County
- This Plumville is located in Mason County and lies 282 miles [453.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Plumville that is located in Indiana County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Plumville.
- Mississippi
- Yazoo County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Plumville [Yazoo County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Plumville ...
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.
- Chambersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chambersville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Creekside
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Creekside is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Five Points
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Georgeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Georgeville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Home
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Home is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home
- Hoosicks Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hoosicks Mill is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosicks Mill
- Marion Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oak Tree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Tree is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree
- Smicksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
How Far From Plumville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Plumville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Plumville and extending to:
- Indiana, which is the Seat of Indiana County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Plumville to Indiana, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 124 miles [199.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 172 miles [276.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,905 miles [9,503.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,623 miles [10,658.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,498 miles [7,238.8 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- Plumville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Plumville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Plumville 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 Plumville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7795, Longitude: -79.1628 In this case, the coordinates for Plumville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.054 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.051 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.922 degrees. |
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