Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Saint Charles Furnace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Charles Furnace and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Saint Charles Furnace

• 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 Saint Charles Furnace:
  • 41.019509, -79.387820
  • 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 Saint Charles Furnace

• 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 Saint Charles Furnace 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 Saint Charles Furnace

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Charles Furnace ...

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.

• Climax
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Climax is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
• Cottage Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cottage Hill is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
• Deanville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Deanville is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanville
• Diamond
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Diamond is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
• Distant
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Distant is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Distant
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Distant <1>
• Frostburg
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Frostburg is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostburg
• Rockville
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Rockville is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
• Spaces Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Spaces Corners is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaces Corners
• Squirrel Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Squirrel Hill is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Hill
• Wildcat
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Wildcat is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat

How Far From Saint Charles Furnace 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 Saint Charles Furnace to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Saint Charles Furnace and extending to:

• Clarion, which is the Seat of Clarion County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Saint Charles Furnace to Clarion, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 140 miles [225.3 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 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 192 miles [309 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 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 4,498 miles [7,238.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'