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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.
- 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:
- 41.560060, -79.628384
- 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 Venango County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Venango County
- Since Shamburg is near Crawford County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 ...
- Clarion County
- This Shamburg is located in Clarion County and lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Shamburg that is located in Venango County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarion 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.
- Breedtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Breedtown is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breedtown
- Cherrytree
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cherrytree is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrytree
- Enterprise
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Enterprise is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Grandview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Grandview is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Henrys Bend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Henrys Bend is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Bend
- Kaneville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kaneville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaneville
- Owltown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Owltown is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owltown
- Petroleum Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Petroleum Center is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum Center
- Pioneer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pioneer is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Pithole City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pithole City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pithole City
- Pleasantville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stewart Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stewart Run is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Run
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:
- Franklin, which is the Seat of Venango County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Shamburg to Franklin, 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 168 miles [270.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 229 miles [368.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,890 miles [9,479 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,611 miles [10,639.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,487 miles [7,221.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 obstructions 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'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 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: 41.5601, Longitude: -79.6284 In this case, the coordinates for Shamburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.295 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.443 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.837 degrees. |
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