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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 Widnoon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Widnoon 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 Widnoon:
- 40.961175, -79.467266
- 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 Widnoon
- 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 Widnoon is near Clarion County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarion 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 Widnoon
Curious and Interesting Names Near Widnoon ...
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.
- Catfish
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Catfish is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Climax
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Climax is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Deanville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Deanville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanville
- Dee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dee is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dee
- Diamond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Diamond is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Distant
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Frenchs Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Frenchs Corners is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchs Corners
- Hooks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hooks is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks
- Maple Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Grove is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Riverview
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Riverview is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Rockville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rockville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Sandy Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Hollow is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hollow
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Slabtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Slabtown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Squirrel Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Squirrel Hill is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Hill
- Tidal
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tidal is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidal
- Wildcat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wildcat is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat
How Far From Widnoon 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 Widnoon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Widnoon and extending to:
- Kittanning, which is the Seat of Armstrong County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Widnoon to Kittanning, 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 143 miles [230.1 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 191 miles [307.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,909 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 6,628 miles [10,666.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,504 miles [7,248.5 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- Widnoon) 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 Widnoon 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 Widnoon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9612, Longitude: -79.4673 In this case, the coordinates for Widnoon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.231 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.28 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.991 degrees. |
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