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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 Townville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Townville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Townville:
    • 41.676168, -79.878943
    • 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 Townville
  • 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 Townville ...

We found one communities that share the name Townville.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Townville is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Townville in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • South Carolina
      • Anderson County
      • This Townville is located in Anderson County and lies 517 miles [832 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Townville that is located in Crawford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Townville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Townville ...

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.

  • Centerville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Centerville is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <3>
  • Chapmanville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Clappville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clappville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clappville
    • Clappville is located in Crawford County
  • Diamond
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
    • Diamond is located in Venango County
  • Five Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
    • Five Corners is located in Crawford County
  • Guys Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guys Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys Mills
    • Guys Mills is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guys Mills <3>
  • Little Cooley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Cooley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cooley
    • Little Cooley is located in Crawford County
  • Mount Hope
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Mystic Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mystic Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Park
    • Mystic Park is located in Crawford County
  • Rootville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rootville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rootville
    • Rootville is located in Crawford County
  • Tryonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryonville
    • Tryonville is located in Crawford County

How Far From Townville 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 Townville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Townville and extending to:

  • Meadville, which is the Seat of Crawford County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Townville to Meadville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 183 miles [294.5 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 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 243 miles [391.1 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 5,894 miles [9,485.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,617 miles [10,649 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,493 miles [7,230.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Townville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Crawford County: www.co.crawford.pa.us/

The official website for State 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- Townville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Townville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6762, Longitude: -79.8789       In this case, the coordinates for Townville 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>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 Townville 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 309.444 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.63 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.91 degrees.









 

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