Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sunville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sunville
- 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 Sunville:
- 41.552001, -79.834778
- 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 Sunville
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Venango County
- Since Sunville is near Crawford County and also Mercer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Crawford County
- eBird sighting report for Mercer 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Sunville ...
We found one communities that share the name Sunville.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Sunville is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Sunville in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Manitoba
- This Sunville lies 1,114 miles [1,792.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sunville that is located in Venango County.
- Manitoba
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunville ...
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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Chapmanville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapmanville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapmanville
- Chapmanville is located in Venango County
- Cherrytree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherrytree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrytree
- Cherrytree is located in Venango County
- Diamond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Kaneville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Mason
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Mount Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Crawford County
- Petroleum Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Petroleum Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum Center
- Petroleum Center is located in Venango County
- Pioneer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Plum Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Corner
- Plum Corner is located in Venango County
- Townville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
How Far From Sunville 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 Sunville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sunville and extending to:
- Franklin, which is the Seat of Venango County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Sunville to Franklin, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 177 miles [284.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 235 miles [378.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,898 miles [9,491.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,620 miles [10,653.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,496 miles [7,235.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sunville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Venango County: www.co.venango.pa.us/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Sunville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sunville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5520, Longitude: -79.8348 In this case, the coordinates for Sunville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Sunville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.424 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.589 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.936 degrees. |