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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Zion Hill:
    • 41.139507, -79.505324
    • 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 Zion Hill
  • 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

Communities Also Named Zion Hill ...

We found sixteen communities that share the name Zion Hill.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Zion Hill is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Sumter County
      • This Zion Hill is located in Sumter County and lies 759 miles [1,221.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Zion Hill that is located in Clarion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Zion Hill.
    • Arkansas
      • Pulaski County
      • This Zion Hill is located in Pulaski County and lies 806 miles [1,297.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Zion Hill that is located in Clarion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Zion Hill.
      • Van Buren County
      • This Zion Hill is located in Van Buren County and lies 811 miles [1,305.2 km] to the west southwest of the Zion Hill that is located in Clarion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Buren County community of Zion Hill.
    • Florida
      • Leon County
      • This Zion Hill is located in Leon County and lies 783 miles [1,260.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Zion Hill that is located in Clarion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leon County community of Zion Hill.
    • Kentucky
      • Scott County
      • This Zion Hill is located in Scott County and lies 343 miles [552 km]<1> to the southwest of the Zion Hill that is located in Clarion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Zion Hill.
    • Louisiana
      • Winn Parish
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Zion Hill [Winn Parish].
    • Mississippi
      • Amite County
      • This Zion Hill is located in Amite County and lies 924 miles [1,487 km]<1> to the southwest of the Zion Hill that is located in Clarion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amite County community of Zion Hill.
      • Simpson County
      • This Zion Hill is located in Simpson County and lies 853 miles [1,372.8 km] to the southwest of the Zion Hill that is located in Clarion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Simpson County community of Zion Hill.
      • Smith County
      • This Zion Hill is located in Smith County and lies 849 miles [1,366.3 km] to the southwest of the Zion Hill that is located in Clarion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Zion Hill.
    • Missouri
      • Phelps 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 Missouri community of Zion Hill [Phelps County].
    • Ontario
      • This Zion Hill lies 242 miles [389.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Zion Hill that is located in Clarion County.
    • South Carolina
      • Spartanburg County
      • This Zion Hill is located in Spartanburg County and lies 443 miles [712.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Zion Hill that is located in Clarion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Zion Hill.
    • Tennessee
      • Hawkins County
      • This Zion Hill is located in Hawkins County and lies 369 miles [593.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Zion Hill that is located in Clarion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hawkins County community of Zion Hill.
      • McMinn County
      • This Zion Hill is located in McMinn County and lies 480 miles [772.5 km] to the southwest of the Zion Hill that is located in Clarion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McMinn County community of Zion Hill.
    • Texas
      • Guadalupe County
      • Although located in Guadalupe County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guadalupe County community of Zion Hill.
      • Jasper County
      • This Zion Hill is located in Jasper County and lies 1,074 miles [1,728.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Zion Hill that is located in Clarion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Zion Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Zion Hill ...

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.

  • Alum Rock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
    • Alum Rock is located in Clarion County
  • Beaver City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
    • Beaver City is located in Clarion County
  • Canoe Furnace
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canoe Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe Furnace
    • Canoe Furnace is located in Clarion County
  • Churchville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churchville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
    • Churchville is located in Clarion County
  • Curllsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curllsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curllsville
    • Curllsville is located in Clarion County
  • Elk City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
    • Elk City is located in Clarion County
  • Five Points
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in Clarion County
  • Huey
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huey
    • Huey is located in Clarion County
  • Maple Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
    • Maple Grove is located in Clarion County
  • Turkey City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey City
    • Turkey City is located in Clarion County
  • Turnip Hole
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turnip Hole have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnip Hole
    • Turnip Hole is located in Clarion County
  • Wildcat
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildcat have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat
    • Wildcat is located in Clarion County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Zion Hill and extending to:

  • Clarion, which is the Seat of Clarion County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 149 miles [239.8 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Zion Hill to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5>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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 202 miles [325.1 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 5,903 miles [9,500 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,623 miles [10,658.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,498 miles [7,238.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Zion Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clarion County: www.co.clarion.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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- Zion Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Zion Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1395, Longitude: -79.5053       In this case, the coordinates for Zion Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Zion Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Zion Hill 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>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.
<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 Zion Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.244 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.321 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.941 degrees.









 

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