Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pratt, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pratt and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pratt
- 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 Pratt:
- 39.690644, -78.506404
- 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 Pratt
- 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 Allegany County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Allegany County
- Since Pratt is near Bedford County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bedford County
- eBird sighting report for Morgan 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
Communities Also Named Pratt ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Pratt.
Within Maryland, the name Pratt is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- British Columbia
- This Pratt lies 2,240 miles [3,604.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Pratt that is located in Allegany County.
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Manitoba
- This Pratt lies 1,213 miles [1,952.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Pratt that is located in Allegany County.
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- New Hampshire
- New Mexico
- New York
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Kanawha County
- This Pratt is located in Kanawha County and lies 185 miles [297.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Pratt that is located in Allegany County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of Pratt.
- Roane 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 West Virginia community of Pratt [Roane County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pratt ...
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.
- Doe Gully
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Green Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Green Ridge is located in Allegany County
- Jerome
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Little Orleans
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Orleans
- Little Orleans is located in Allegany County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Orleans <5>
- Orleans Cross Roads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orleans Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Piney Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Piney Grove is located in Allegany County
- Pumpkin Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pumpkin Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
- Pumpkin Center is located in Allegany County
- Rush
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Silver Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Mills
- Silver Mills is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Town Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Town Creek is located in Allegany County
- Twiggtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Yonkers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
How Far From Pratt 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 Pratt to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pratt and extending to:
- Cumberland, which is the Seat of Allegany County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Pratt to Cumberland, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 118 miles [189.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 95 miles [152.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,925 miles [9,535.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,637 miles [10,681.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,513 miles [7,263 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pratt. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Allegany County: www.gov.allconet.org/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
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 Pratt, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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- Pratt) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pratt. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6906, Longitude: -78.5064 In this case, the coordinates for Pratt have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Pratt 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Pratt to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.718 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.503 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.041 degrees. |