Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Tunnelville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tunnelville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Tunnelville
- 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 Tunnelville:
- 40.715342, -79.500600
- 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 Tunnelville
- 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 Armstrong County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Armstrong County
- Since Tunnelville is near Westmoreland County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Tunnelville ...
We found one communities that share the name Tunnelville.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Tunnelville is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Tunnelville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Wisconsin
- Richland County
- This Tunnelville is located in Richland County and lies 603 miles [970.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Tunnelville that is located in Armstrong County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Tunnelville.
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tunnelville ...
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.
- Brick Church
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brick Church have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Church
- Brick Church is located in Armstrong County
- Cooks Summit
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooks Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Summit
- Cooks Summit is located in Armstrong County
- Dime
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Dog Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Ford City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Ford City is located in Armstrong County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ford City <3>
- Fordview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Manor Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manor Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Heights
- Manor Heights is located in Armstrong County
- Old Gum Tree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Gum Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Gum Tree
- Old Gum Tree is located in Armstrong County
- Rockville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Stringtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stringtown is located in Armstrong County
- Top
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
How Far From Tunnelville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Tunnelville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Tunnelville once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Tunnelville and extending to:
- Kittanning, which is the Seat of Armstrong County, lies just to the North.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Tunnelville to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 181 miles [291.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,921 miles [9,528.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,639 miles [10,684.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,515 miles [7,266.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tunnelville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tunnelville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7153, Longitude: -79.5006 In this case, the coordinates for Tunnelville 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> | 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 Tunnelville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Tunnelville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.266 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.282 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.099 degrees. |