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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 Spaces Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spaces Corners 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 Spaces Corners:
- 40.839787, -79.465599
- 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 Spaces Corners
- 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 Armstrong County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Armstrong County
- Since Spaces Corners is near Clarion County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarion 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 Spaces Corners
Communities Also Named Spaces Corners ...
We found one communities that are also named Spaces Corners.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Spaces Corners.
Beyond Pennsylvania.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Clarion County
- This Spaces Corners is located in Clarion County and lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Spaces Corners that is located in Armstrong County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarion County community of Spaces Corners.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Spaces Corners ...
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.
- Blanket Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Blanket Hill is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanket Hill
- Dog Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dog Town is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Ford City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fordview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fordview is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordview
- Frenchs Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Frenchs Corners is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchs Corners
- Furnace Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Furnace Run is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Run
- Grandview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grandview is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Green Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Green Acres is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Manorville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Manorville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Oscar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oscar is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
- Pine Furnace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Furnace is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Furnace
- Slabtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Slabtown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Sunnyside
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sunnyside is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Walkchalk
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Walkchalk is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkchalk
- Wick City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wick City is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick City
How Far From Spaces Corners 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 Spaces Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Spaces Corners and extending to:
- Kittanning, which is the Seat of Armstrong County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Spaces Corners 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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 185 miles [297.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,914 miles [9,517.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,633 miles [10,674.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,508 miles [7,254.9 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Spaces Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Spaces Corners 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 Spaces Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8398, Longitude: -79.4656 In this case, the coordinates for Spaces Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.238 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.268 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.036 degrees. |
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