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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 Zeno, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Zeno 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 Zeno:
- 40.778121, -80.018115
- 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 Zeno
- 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 Zeno is near Allegheny County and also Beaver County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allegheny County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Beaver 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 Zeno
Communities Also Named Zeno ...
We found three communities that are also named Zeno.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Zeno is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Coshocton County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Coshocton County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coshocton County community of Zeno.
- Muskingum County
- This Zeno is located in Muskingum County and lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<2> to the southwest of the Zeno that is located in Butler County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muskingum County community of Zeno.
- South Carolina
- York County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Zeno [York County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Zeno ...
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.
- Downieville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Downieville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downieville
- Evans City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fox Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Glen Eden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Eden is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Eden
- Greenwood Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Village is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
- Harmony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Harmony Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Harmony Junction is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Junction
- Hays Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hays Mill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Mill
- Highfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Highfield is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield
- Mars
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Meridian
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Meridian is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Mount Chestnut
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Chestnut is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Chestnut
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Nixon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Nixon is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Petersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Petersville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Rockdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rockdale is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Seven Fields
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Seven Fields is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fields
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,740 people
How Far From Zeno to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Zeno to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Zeno and extending to:
- Butler, which is the Seat of Butler County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 168 miles [270.4 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Zeno to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,939 miles [9,557.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,659 miles [10,716.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,534 miles [7,296.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Zeno, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Zeno) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Zeno could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Zeno 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 Zeno. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7781, Longitude: -80.0181 In this case, the coordinates for Zeno have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.583 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.65 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.31 degrees. |
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