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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 Thornburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Thornburg 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 Thornburg:
- 40.439513, -80.079778
- 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 Thornburg
- 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 Allegheny County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allegheny County
- Since Thornburg is near Washington County and also Beaver County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Beaver 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 Thornburg
Communities Also Named Thornburg ...
We found five communities that are also named Thornburg.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Thornburg is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Perry County
- This Thornburg is located in Perry County and lies 791 miles [1,273 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Thornburg that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Thornburg.
- Iowa
- Keokuk County
- This Thornburg is located in Keokuk County and lies 642 miles [1,033.2 km]<1> to the west of the Thornburg that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Keokuk County community of Thornburg.
- Kansas
- Smith County
- This Thornburg is located in Smith County and lies 985 miles [1,585.2 km]<1> to the west of the Thornburg that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Thornburg.
- Nebraska
- Frontier County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Frontier County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frontier County community of Thornburg.
- Virginia
- Spotsylvania County
- This Thornburg is located in Spotsylvania County and lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Thornburg that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spotsylvania County community of Thornburg.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Thornburg ...
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.
- City View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- City View is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City View
- Fairywood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fairywood is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairywood
- Fineview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fineview is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fineview
- Forest Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Grove is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Gayly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gayly is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayly
- Green Tree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall Shadeland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall Shadeland is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Shadeland
- Moon Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Moon Run is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Run
- Presto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rook
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rook is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rook
- Windgap
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Windgap is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windgap
- Woods Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woods Run is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Run
How Far From Thornburg 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 Thornburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Thornburg and extending to:
- Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies just to the East.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 168 miles [270.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Thornburg to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 193 miles [310.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,957 miles [9,586.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,675 miles [10,742.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,551 miles [7,324.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Thornburg) 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 Thornburg, 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 Thornburg 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 Thornburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4395, Longitude: -80.0798 In this case, the coordinates for Thornburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.638 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.662 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.463 degrees. |
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