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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 Saint Clairsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Clairsville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Clairsville:
    • 40.114246, -78.493906
    • 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 Saint Clairsville
  • 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 Saint Clairsville ...

We found one communities that share the name Saint Clairsville.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Saint Clairsville is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Saint Clairsville in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ohio
      • Belmont County
      • This Saint Clairsville is located in Belmont County and lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<1> to the west of the Saint Clairsville that is located in Bedford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Saint Clairsville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Clairsville ...

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.

  • Cessna
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cessna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cessna
    • Cessna is located in Bedford County
  • Churchville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churchville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
    • Churchville is located in Bedford County
  • Cliffs ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cliffs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs
    • Cliffs is located in Bedford County
  • Dutch Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Corner
    • Dutch Corner is located in Bedford County
  • Fishertown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishertown
    • Fishertown is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishertown <3>
  • Foreman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foreman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreman
    • Foreman is located in Bedford County
  • New Enterprise
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Enterprise
    • New Enterprise is located in Bedford County
  • Pleasantville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasantville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
    • Pleasantville is located in Bedford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
  • Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point
    • Point is located in Bedford County
  • Spring Meadow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadow
    • Spring Meadow is located in Bedford County
  • Springhope
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springhope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhope
    • Springhope is located in Bedford County
  • Texas Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Texas Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas Corner
    • Texas Corner is located in Bedford County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Saint Clairsville and extending to:

  • Bedford, which is the Seat of Bedford County, lies just to the South.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Saint Clairsville to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 114 miles [183.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,906 miles [9,504.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,620 miles [10,653.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,495 miles [7,234 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saint Clairsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State 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 from Point A (ie- Saint Clairsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Clairsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1142, Longitude: -78.4939       In this case, the coordinates for Saint Clairsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<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 Saint Clairsville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.686 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.531 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.876 degrees.









 

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