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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 Venango, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Venango 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 Venango:
- 41.773667, -80.113946
- 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 Venango
- 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 Crawford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
- Since Venango is near Erie County and also Venango County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Erie County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Venango 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 Venango
Communities Also Named Venango ...
We found three communities that are also named Venango.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Venango.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Venango County
- This Venango is located in Venango County and lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Venango that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Venango County community of Venango.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Ellsworth County
- This Venango is located in Ellsworth County and lies 965 miles [1,553 km]<1> to the west of the Venango that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ellsworth County community of Venango.
- Nebraska
- Perkins County
- This Venango is located in Perkins County and lies 1,137 miles [1,829.8 km]<1> to the west of the Venango that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perkins County community of Venango.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Venango ...
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.
- Coons Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coons Corners is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons Corners
- Crossingville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crossingville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossingville
- Dennys Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dennys Corners is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennys Corners
- Draketown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Draketown is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
- Fountain House Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fredericksburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fredericksburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Indian Head
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Head is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head
- Littles Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Littles Corners is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littles Corners
- Meadville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pageville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pageville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pageville
- Paperville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Paperville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paperville
How Far From Venango 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 Venango to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Venango and extending to:
- Meadville, which is the Seat of Crawford County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Venango to Meadville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 197 miles [317 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 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 256 miles [412 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,900 miles [9,495.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,623 miles [10,658.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,499 miles [7,240.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Venango) 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 Venango 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 Venango. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7737, Longitude: -80.1139 In this case, the coordinates for Venango have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.585 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.805 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.982 degrees. |
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