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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 Sanborn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sanborn 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 Sanborn:
    • 40.900896, -78.39663
    • 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 Sanborn
  • 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 Sanborn ...

We found seventeen communities that share the name Sanborn.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Sanborn is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Kern County
      • This Sanborn is located in Kern County and lies 2,180 miles [3,508.4 km]<1> to the west of the Sanborn that is located in Clearfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kern County community of Sanborn.
    • Colorado
      • Lincoln 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 Colorado community of Sanborn [Lincoln County].
    • Florida
      • Wakulla County
      • This Sanborn is located in Wakulla County and lies 824 miles [1,326.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Sanborn that is located in Clearfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wakulla County community of Sanborn.
    • Georgia
      • Dougherty 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 Georgia community of Sanborn [Dougherty County].
    • Iowa
      • O'Brien County
      • This Sanborn is located in O'Brien County and lies 897 miles [1,443.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sanborn that is located in Clearfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the O'Brien County community of Sanborn.
    • Kentucky
      • Harlan 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 Kentucky community of Sanborn [Harlan County].
    • Michigan
      • Saint Clair 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 Michigan community of Sanborn [Saint Clair County].
    • Minnesota
      • Redwood County
      • This Sanborn is located in Redwood County and lies 879 miles [1,414.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sanborn that is located in Clearfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Redwood County community of Sanborn.
    • Nebraska
      • Dundy County
      • This Sanborn is located in Dundy County and lies 1,238 miles [1,992.4 km]<1> to the west of the Sanborn that is located in Clearfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dundy County community of Sanborn.
    • Nevada
      • Humboldt County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Humboldt County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Sanborn.
      • Pershing County
      • This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Sanborn [Pershing County].
    • New Hampshire
      • Rockingham County
      • This Sanborn is located in Rockingham County and lies 410 miles [659.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sanborn that is located in Clearfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Sanborn.
    • New York
      • Niagara County
      • This Sanborn is located in Niagara County and lies 156 miles [251.1 km]<1> to the north of the Sanborn that is located in Clearfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Niagara County community of Sanborn.
    • North Dakota
      • Barnes County
      • This Sanborn is located in Barnes County and lies 1,066 miles [1,715.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sanborn that is located in Clearfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barnes County community of Sanborn.
    • Quebec
      • This Sanborn lies 488 miles [785.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sanborn that is located in Clearfield County.
    • Texas
      • Potter 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 Texas community of Sanborn [Potter County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Ashland County
      • This Sanborn is located in Ashland County and lies 731 miles [1,176.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sanborn that is located in Clearfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashland County community of Sanborn.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sanborn ...

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.

  • Boardman
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boardman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
    • Boardman is located in Clearfield County
  • Booker
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Booker have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
    • Booker is located in Clearfield County
  • Kellytown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellytown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellytown
    • Kellytown is located in Clearfield County
  • Krebs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Krebs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
    • Krebs is located in Clearfield County
  • Mascot ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mascot have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
    • Mascot is located in Clearfield County
  • Mineral Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
    • Mineral Springs is located in Clearfield County
  • Mount Hope
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
    • Mount Hope is located in Clearfield County
  • Parsonsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonsville
    • Parsonsville is located in Clearfield County
  • Scotch Hollow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotch Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Hollow
    • Scotch Hollow is located in Clearfield County
  • Spring Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Spring Valley is located in Clearfield County

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

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

  • Clearfield, which is the Seat of Clearfield County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Sanborn to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5>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 6 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 155 miles [249.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,868 miles [9,443.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,585 miles [10,597.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,460 miles [7,177.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Clearfield County: www.clearfieldco.org/

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sanborn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sanborn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9009, Longitude: -78.3966    
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Sanborn 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>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 Sanborn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 Sanborn to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.576 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.527 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.529 degrees.









 

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