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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 Toonerville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Toonerville 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 Toonerville:
- 41.569781, -79.690886
- 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 Toonerville
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Venango County
- Since Toonerville is near Crawford County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Toonerville
Communities Also Named Toonerville ...
We found three communities that are also named Toonerville.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Toonerville is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Bent County
- This Toonerville is located in Bent County and lies 1,270 miles [2,043.9 km]<1> to the west of the Toonerville that is located in Venango County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bent County community of Toonerville.
- Kentucky
- Pike County
- This Toonerville is located in Pike County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Toonerville that is located in Venango County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Toonerville.
- Missouri
- Saint Charles County
- This Toonerville is located in Saint Charles County and lies 615 miles [989.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Toonerville that is located in Venango County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Charles County community of Toonerville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Toonerville ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Breedtown is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breedtown
- Chapmanville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Chapmanville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapmanville
- Cherrytree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cherrytree is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrytree
- Diamond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Diamond is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Enterprise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Enterprise is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Grandview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Grandview is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Kaneville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kaneville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaneville
- Owltown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Owltown is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owltown
- Petroleum Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Petroleum Center is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum Center
- Pioneer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Pithole City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pithole City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pithole City
- Pleasantville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
How Far From Toonerville 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 Toonerville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Toonerville and extending to:
- Franklin, which is the Seat of Venango County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Toonerville to Franklin, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 171 miles [275.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 231 miles [371.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,892 miles [9,482.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,613 miles [10,642.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,489 miles [7,224.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Toonerville) 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 Toonerville 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 Toonerville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5698, Longitude: -79.6909 In this case, the coordinates for Toonerville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.333 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.488 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.863 degrees. |
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