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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 Shamburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shamburg 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 Shamburg:
    • 41.155618, -79.465045
    • 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 Shamburg
  • 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 Shamburg is near Venango County and also Armstrong 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 Armstrong 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 Shamburg

Communities Also Named Shamburg ...

We found two communities that are also named Shamburg.

There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Shamburg.

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

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Venango County
      • This Shamburg is located in Venango County and lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Shamburg that is located in Clarion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Venango County community of Shamburg.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore 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 Maryland community of Shamburg [Baltimore County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shamburg ...

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.

  • Beaver City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Beaver City is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
  • Canoe Furnace
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Canoe Furnace is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe Furnace
  • Churchville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Churchville is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
  • Curllsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Curllsville is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curllsville
  • Elk City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Elk City is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
  • Five Points
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Five Points is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Huey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Huey is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huey
  • Iron City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Iron City is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
  • Limestone
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Limestone is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
  • Marianne
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Marianne is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianne
  • Mechanicsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Mechanicsville is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
  • Paint Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Paint Mills is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Mills
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Stone House
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Stone House is located in Clarion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
    • Turkey City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Turkey City is located in Clarion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey City
    • Turnip Hole
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Turnip Hole is located in Clarion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnip Hole
    • Zion Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Zion Hill is located in Clarion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill

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

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

  • Clarion, which is the Seat of Clarion County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Shamburg to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 201 miles [323.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,901 miles [9,496.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,620 miles [10,653.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,496 miles [7,235.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shamburg) 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 Shamburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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.
<4>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 Shamburg 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 Shamburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1556, Longitude: -79.4650       In this case, the coordinates for Shamburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.218 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.295 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.916 degrees.