Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Zelienople, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Zelienople and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Zelienople

• 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 Zelienople:
  • 40.791732, -80.137283
  • 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 Zelienople

• 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 Butler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
  • Since Zelienople is near Beaver County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Beaver County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Zelienople

Curious and Interesting Names Near Zelienople ...

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.

• Celia
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Celia is located in Beaver County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celia
• Evans City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Evans City is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evans City <1>
• Fox Run
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fox Run is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
• Glen Eden
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Glen Eden is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Eden
• Harmony
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Harmony is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 855 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harmony <1>
• Harmony Junction
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Harmony Junction is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Junction
• Knob
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Knob is located in Beaver County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
• Lillyville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lillyville is located in Beaver County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
• Old Furnace
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Old Furnace is located in Beaver County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Furnace
• Petersville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Petersville is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
• Pleasant Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Pyles Mills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Pyles Mills is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyles Mills
• Sunflower
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunflower is located in Beaver County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
• Unionville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Unionville is located in Beaver County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville

How Far From Zelienople 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 Zelienople to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Zelienople and extending to:

• Butler, which is the Seat of Butler County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Zelienople to Butler, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 174 miles [280 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 210 miles [338 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,944 miles [9,565.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,664 miles [10,724.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,539 miles [7,304.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'