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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 Petersburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Petersburg 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 Saint Petersburg:
- 41.160062, -79.656160
- 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 Petersburg
- 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 Petersburg 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 Saint Petersburg
Communities Also Named Saint Petersburg ...
We found three communities that are also named Saint Petersburg.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Saint Petersburg is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Logan County
- This Saint Petersburg is located in Logan County and lies 1,206 miles [1,940.9 km]<1> to the west of the Saint Petersburg that is located in Clarion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Saint Petersburg.
- Florida
- Hillsborough 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 Florida community of Saint Petersburg [Hillsborough County].
- Pinellas County
- This Saint Petersburg is located in Pinellas County and lies 939 miles [1,511.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Saint Petersburg that is located in Clarion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pinellas County community of Saint Petersburg.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Petersburg ...
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
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Alum Rock is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
- Beaver City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Bonus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bonus is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonus
- Canoe Furnace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Canoe Furnace is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe Furnace
- Cherry Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cherry Valley is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Dutch Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dutch Hill is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hill
- Eldorado
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eldorado is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Foxburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lisbon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lisbon is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Mariasville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sandy Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sandy Point is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Turkey City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Turkey City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey City
- Turnip Hole
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Turnip Hole is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnip Hole
- Zion Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Zion Hill is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill
How Far From Saint Petersburg 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 Petersburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Saint Petersburg and extending to:
- Clarion, which is the Seat of Clarion County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Saint Petersburg to Clarion, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 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 208 miles [334.7 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 5,908 miles [9,508 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,628 miles [10,666.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,504 miles [7,248.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Saint Petersburg) 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 Saint Petersburg 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 Saint Petersburg 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 Saint Petersburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1601, Longitude: -79.6562 In this case, the coordinates for Saint Petersburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.337 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.429 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.002 degrees. |
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