Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pennsylvania Camp, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pennsylvania Camp and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pennsylvania Camp
- 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 Pennsylvania Camp:
- 33.673442, -87.218057
- 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 Pennsylvania Camp
- 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 Walker County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Walker County
- Since Pennsylvania Camp is near Jefferson County and also Tuscaloosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa 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 Pennsylvania Camp ...
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.
- America
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America
- America is located in Walker County
- Barney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Cedar Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Cedar Lake is located in Walker County
- Dovertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovertown
- Dovertown is located in Walker County
- Gobblers Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gobblers Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gobblers Crossing
- Gobblers Crossing is located in Walker County
- Goodsprings
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodsprings have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Goodsprings is located in Walker County
- High Level
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Level have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Level
- High Level is located in Walker County
- Pleasant Field
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Field have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Field
- Pleasant Field is located in Walker County
- Pumpkin Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pumpkin Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
- Pumpkin Center is located in Walker County
- Reeds Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- Reeds Ferry is located in Walker County
- Ruby ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Short Camp
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Short Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Camp
- Short Camp is located in Walker County
- Standard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Pennsylvania Camp 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 Pennsylvania Camp to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Pennsylvania Camp once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Pennsylvania Camp and extending to:
- Jasper, which is the Seat of Walker County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pennsylvania Camp to Jasper, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 104 miles [167.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 671 miles [1,079.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,561 miles [10,558.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,272 miles [11,703.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,148 miles [8,284.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Walker County: www.walkercounty.com/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.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> | 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 Pennsylvania Camp, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Pennsylvania Camp) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pennsylvania Camp. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6734, Longitude: -87.2181 In this case, the coordinates for Pennsylvania Camp 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 Pennsylvania Camp 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 313.937 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.61 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.432 degrees. |