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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 Whitesburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whitesburg 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 Whitesburg:
- 40.743608, -79.398100
- 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 Whitesburg
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Armstrong County
- Since Whitesburg is near Indiana County and also Clinton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton 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 Whitesburg
Communities Also Named Whitesburg ...
We found five communities that are also named Whitesburg.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Whitesburg is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Madison County
- This Whitesburg is located in Madison County and lies 578 miles [930.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Whitesburg that is located in Armstrong County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Whitesburg.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Whitesburg is located in Hillsborough County and lies 899 miles [1,446.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Whitesburg that is located in Armstrong County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Whitesburg.
- Georgia
- Carroll County
- This Whitesburg is located in Carroll County and lies 585 miles [941.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Whitesburg that is located in Armstrong County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Whitesburg.
- Kentucky
- Letcher County
- This Whitesburg is located in Letcher County and lies 310 miles [498.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Whitesburg that is located in Armstrong County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Letcher County community of Whitesburg.
- Tennessee
- Hamblen County
- This Whitesburg is located in Hamblen County and lies 368 miles [592.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Whitesburg that is located in Armstrong County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Whitesburg.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Whitesburg ...
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.
- Blanket Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Blanket Hill is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanket Hill
- Brick Church
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brick Church is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Church
- Fordview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fordview is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordview
- Gastown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gastown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastown
- Green Acres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Green Acres is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Idaho
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Idaho is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaho
- Manor Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Manor Heights is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Heights
- Margaret
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Margaret is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margaret
- Oscar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Rockville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rockville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Rural Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stringtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stringtown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Sunnyside
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnyside is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Top
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Top is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Top
- Tunnelville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tunnelville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelville
How Far From Whitesburg 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 Whitesburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Whitesburg and extending to:
- Kittanning, which is the Seat of Armstrong County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Whitesburg to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>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 178 miles [286.5 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,916 miles [9,520.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,634 miles [10,676.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,509 miles [7,256.5 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- Whitesburg) 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 Whitesburg 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 Whitesburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7436, Longitude: -79.3981 In this case, the coordinates for Whitesburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.202 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.212 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.042 degrees. |
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