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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 West Freedom, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Freedom 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 West Freedom:
- 41.107317, -79.624536
- 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 West Freedom
- 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 Clarion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarion County
- Since West Freedom is near Armstrong County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Armstrong County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for West Freedom
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Freedom ...
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.
- Alum Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bonus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bonus is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonus
- Bradys Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Canoe Furnace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Canoe Furnace is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe Furnace
- Catfish
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dutch Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dutch Hill is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hill
- Eldorado
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Eldorado is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Foxburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fredericksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Huey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Huey is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huey
- Maple Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Mariasville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Queenstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sandy Hollow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Hollow is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hollow
- Sarah Furnace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sarah Furnace is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah Furnace
- Turkey City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Turnip Hole
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Turnip Hole is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnip Hole
- Zion Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Zion Hill is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill
How Far From West Freedom 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 West Freedom to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in West Freedom and extending to:
- Clarion, which is the Seat of Clarion County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from West Freedom to Clarion, with an average speed<3> 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 154 miles [247.8 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 204 miles [328.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,909 miles [9,509.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,629 miles [10,668.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,505 miles [7,250.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- West Freedom) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 West Freedom 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 West Freedom. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1073, Longitude: -79.6245 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.32 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.403 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.008 degrees. |
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