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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 Central City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Central City 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 Central City:
    • 40.107856, -78.801688
    • 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 Central City
  • 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 Central City ...

We found 23 communities that share the name Central City.

There is one other community in Pennsylvania which is also named Central City.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Centre County
      • This Central City is located in Centre County and lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Central City that is located in Somerset County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of Central City.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Coffee County
      • This Central City is located in Coffee County and lies 729 miles [1,173.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Central City that is located in Somerset County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Central City.
    • Arkansas
      • Garland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Central City [Garland County].
      • Sebastian County
      • This Central City is located in Sebastian County and lies 903 miles [1,453.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Central City that is located in Somerset County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sebastian County community of Central City.
    • Colorado
      • Gilpin County
      • This Central City is located in Gilpin County and lies 1,408 miles [2,266 km]<1> to the west of the Central City that is located in Somerset County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gilpin County community of Central City.
    • Florida
      • Liberty County
      • This Central City is located in Liberty County and lies 766 miles [1,232.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Central City that is located in Somerset County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Central City.
    • Georgia
      • Fulton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Central City [Fulton County].
    • Illinois
      • Grundy County
      • This Central City is located in Grundy County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Central City that is located in Somerset County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grundy County community of Central City.
      • Marion County
      • This Central City is located in Marion County and lies 561 miles [902.8 km] to the west of the Central City that is located in Somerset County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Central City.
    • Iowa
      • Linn County
      • This Central City is located in Linn County and lies 676 miles [1,087.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Central City that is located in Somerset County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Central City.
    • Kansas
      • Anderson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Central City [Anderson County].
      • Cherokee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Central City [Cherokee County].
      • Decatur County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Central City [Decatur County].
      • Lyon County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Central City [Lyon County].
      • Nemaha County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Central City [Nemaha County].
    • Kentucky
      • Muhlenberg County
      • This Central City is located in Muhlenberg County and lies 488 miles [785.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Central City that is located in Somerset County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muhlenberg County community of Central City.
    • Missouri
      • Jasper County
      • This Central City is located in Jasper County and lies 875 miles [1,408.2 km]<1> to the west of the Central City that is located in Somerset County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Central City.
      • Putnam County
      • Although located in Putnam County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Central City.
    • Montana
      • Madison County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Central City [Madison County].
    • Nebraska
      • Merrick County
      • This Central City is located in Merrick County and lies 1,006 miles [1,619 km]<1> to the west of the Central City that is located in Somerset County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Merrick County community of Central City.
    • Nevada
      • Nye County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Nye County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nye County community of Central City.
    • Ohio
      • Licking County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Central City [Licking County].
    • South Dakota
      • Lawrence County
      • This Central City is located in Lawrence County and lies 1,304 miles [2,098.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Central City that is located in Somerset County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Central City.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Central City ...

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.

  • Crumb
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crumb have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumb
    • Crumb is located in Somerset County
  • Forward
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forward have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forward
    • Forward is located in Somerset County
  • Grand View
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
    • Grand View is located in Bedford County
  • Helixville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helixville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helixville
    • Helixville is located in Bedford County
  • Indian Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
    • Indian Lake is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
  • Jerome Junction
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerome Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome Junction
    • Jerome Junction is located in Somerset County
  • Maple Ridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
    • Maple Ridge is located in Somerset County
  • New Paris
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paris
    • New Paris is located in Bedford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Paris <5>
  • Paint
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paint have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint
    • Paint is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
  • Reels Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reels Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reels Corners
    • Reels Corners is located in Somerset County
  • Shanksville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shanksville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanksville
    • Shanksville is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shanksville <5>

How Far From Central City 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 Central City to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Somerset, which is the Seat of Somerset County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Central City to Somerset, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 102 miles [164.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 125 miles [201.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,919 miles [9,525.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,633 miles [10,674.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,509 miles [7,256.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

The official website for Somerset County: www.co.somerset.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 from Point A (ie- Central City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Central City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1079, Longitude: -78.8017       In this case, the coordinates for Central City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Central City 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.
<3>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 Central City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Central City 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 308.873 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.742 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.014 degrees.




 

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