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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Beaver County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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) - Evans City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans City
- Evans City is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,711 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evans City <2>
- Fox Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Glen Eden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Harmony
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Harmony is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 855 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harmony <2>
- Harmony Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Junction
- Harmony Junction is located in Butler County
- Knob
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Lillyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- Lillyville is located in Beaver County
- Old Furnace
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Furnace
- Old Furnace is located in Beaver County
- Petersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Petersville is located in Butler County
- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Lawrence County
- Pyles Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pyles Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyles Mills
- Pyles Mills is located in Lawrence County
- Sunflower
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Unionville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Beaver County
How Far From Zelienople 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 Zelienople to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Zelienople and extending to:
- Butler, which is the Seat of Butler County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Zelienople to Butler, with an average speed<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,539 miles [7,304.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Zelienople: www.boro.zelienople.pa.us/
The official website for Butler County: www.co.butler.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Zelienople) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Zelienople. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7917, Longitude: -80.1373 In this case, the coordinates for Zelienople have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Zelienople to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.656 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.735 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.36 degrees. |