Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Van Buren, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Van Buren and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Van Buren
- 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 Van Buren:
- 40.983397, -79.573935
- 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 Van Buren
- 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 Van Buren is near Clarion County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clarion 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 Van Buren ...
We found twenty communities that share the name Van Buren.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania which is also named Van Buren.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Jackson County
- This Van Buren is located in Jackson County and lies 562 miles [904.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Van Buren that is located in Armstrong County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Van Buren.
- Lee County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Lee County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Van Buren.
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Carter County
- This Van Buren is located in Carter County and lies 671 miles [1,079.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Van Buren that is located in Armstrong County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Van Buren.
- Osage County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Osage County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Osage County community of Van Buren.
- New York
- Chautauqua County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Van Buren [Chautauqua County].
- Onondaga County
- This Van Buren is located in Onondaga County and lies 223 miles [358.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Van Buren that is located in Armstrong County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onondaga County community of Van Buren.
- Ohio
- Hancock County
- This Van Buren is located in Hancock County and lies 212 miles [341.2 km]<1> to the west of the Van Buren that is located in Armstrong County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Van Buren.
- Licking County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Van Buren [Licking County].
- Tennessee
- Washington
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Van Buren ...
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.
- Bradys Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend
- Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
- Catfish
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Diamond
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Frogtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Greenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Armstrong County
- Hooks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Maple Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Maple Grove is located in Clarion County
- Queenstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queenstown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
- Riverview
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Sandy Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hollow
- Sandy Hollow is located in Clarion County
- Sarah Furnace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sarah Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah Furnace
- Sarah Furnace is located in Clarion County
- Tidal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Wildcat
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Van Buren 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 Van Buren to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Van Buren and extending to:
- Kittanning, which is the Seat of Armstrong County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Van Buren to Kittanning, with an average speed<5> 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 149 miles [239.8 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 196 miles [315.4 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,913 miles [9,516.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,632 miles [10,673.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,507 miles [7,253.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Van Buren. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Van Buren) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Van Buren. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9834, Longitude: -79.5739 In this case, the coordinates for Van Buren have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Van Buren, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Van Buren could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Van Buren 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 309.296 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.356 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.031 degrees. |