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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 Six Points, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Six Points 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 Six Points:
    • 41.140617, -79.754773
    • 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 Six Points
  • 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 Butler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
    • Since Six Points is near Venango County and also Clarion 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 Clarion 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 Six Points

Communities Also Named Six Points ...

We found nine communities that are also named Six Points.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Six Points is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lauderdale County
      • This Six Points is located in Lauderdale County and lies 613 miles [986.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Six Points that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Six Points.
    • Indiana
      • Clay County
      • This Six Points is located in Clay County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Six Points that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Six Points.
      • Hendricks County
      • This Six Points is located in Hendricks County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km] to the west southwest of the Six Points that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hendricks County community of Six Points.
    • New Jersey
      • Salem County
      • This Six Points is located in Salem County and lies 268 miles [431.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Six Points that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem County community of Six Points.
    • North Carolina
      • Rutherford County
      • This Six Points is located in Rutherford County and lies 418 miles [672.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Six Points that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Six Points.
    • Ohio
      • Wood County
      • This Six Points is located in Wood County and lies 197 miles [317 km]<1> to the west of the Six Points that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Six Points.
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Six Points.
    • South Carolina
      • Aiken County
      • This Six Points is located in Aiken County and lies 533 miles [857.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Six Points that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Six Points.
    • Texas
      • Nueces 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 Six Points [Nueces County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Six Points ...

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
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Alum Rock is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
  • Annisville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Annisville is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annisville
  • Bonus
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bonus is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonus
  • Cherry Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cherry Valley is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
  • Eldorado
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Eldorado is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
  • Ferris
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ferris is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
  • Foxburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lisbon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lisbon is located in Venango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Mariasville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Parsonville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Parsonville is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonville
    • Peaceful Valley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Peaceful Valley is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Valley
    • Riddle Crossroads
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Riddle Crossroads is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle Crossroads
    • Sandy Point
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Sandy Point is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
    • Turkey City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Turkey City is located in Clarion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey City
    • Whiskerville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Whiskerville is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskerville

How Far From Six Points to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Six Points to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Butler, which is the Seat of Butler County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Six Points to Butler, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 161 miles [259.1 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 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 211 miles [339.6 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 5,913 miles [9,516.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,633 miles [10,674.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,509 miles [7,256.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Six Points) 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 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 Six Points 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 Six Points 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 Six Points. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1406, Longitude: -79.7548       In this case, the coordinates for Six Points have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.399 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.497 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.055 degrees.