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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 Toby, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Toby 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 Toby:
- 41.081730, -79.548104
- 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 Toby
- 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 Clarion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarion County
- Since Toby is near Armstrong County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Armstrong 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 Toby
Communities Also Named Toby ...
We found one communities that are also named Toby.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Toby.
Beyond Pennsylvania.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Elk County
- This Toby is located in Elk County and lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Toby that is located in Clarion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elk County community of Toby.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Toby ...
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.
- Catfish
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Churchville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Churchville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
- Curllsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Diamond
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Diamond is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Dutch Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dutch Hill is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hill
- Five Points
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Five Points is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Huey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Huey is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huey
- Maple Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Queenstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Riverview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Riverview is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Sandy Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sandy Hollow is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hollow
- Sarah Furnace
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sarah Furnace is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah Furnace
- Turnip Hole
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Turnip Hole is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnip Hole
- Wildcat
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wildcat is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat
- Zion Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Hill is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill
How Far From Toby 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 Toby to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Toby and extending to:
- Clarion, which is the Seat of Clarion County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Toby to Clarion, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 150 miles [241.4 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 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 200 miles [321.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,907 miles [9,506.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,627 miles [10,665.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,502 miles [7,245.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Toby) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Toby 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 Toby. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0817, Longitude: -79.5481 In this case, the coordinates for Toby have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.274 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.347 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.983 degrees. |
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