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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 Arch Spring, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Arch Spring 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 Arch Spring:
    • 40.605900, -78.202789
    • 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 Arch Spring
  • 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 Arch Spring ...

We found one communities that share the name Arch Spring.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Arch Spring is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Arch Spring in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ohio
      • Muskingum County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Muskingum County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muskingum County community of Arch Spring.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Arch Spring ...

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.

  • Charlottsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottsville
    • Charlottsville is located in Blair County
  • Gray
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
    • Gray is located in Blair County
  • Ironville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
    • Ironville is located in Blair County
  • Seven Stars
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Stars have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
    • Seven Stars is located in Huntingdon County
  • Sickles Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sickles Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sickles Corner
    • Sickles Corner is located in Blair County
  • Spruce Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spruce Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Creek
    • Spruce Creek is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spruce Creek <3>
  • Union Furnace
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
    • Union Furnace is located in Huntingdon County
  • Vail
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vail have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
    • Vail is located in Blair County
  • Warriors Mark
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warriors Mark have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warriors Mark
    • Warriors Mark is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warriors Mark <3>
  • Water Street
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Street
    • Water Street is located in Huntingdon County
  • Yellow Spring
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Spring
    • Yellow Spring is located in Blair County

How Far From Arch Spring 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 Arch Spring to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Arch Spring and extending to:

  • Hollidaysburg, which is the Seat of Blair County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Arch Spring to Hollidaysburg, with an average speed<5> 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 four to five hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 133 miles [214 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,873 miles [9,451.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,588 miles [10,602.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,463 miles [7,182.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.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 Arch Spring, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Arch Spring) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Arch Spring. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6059, Longitude: -78.2028       In this case, the coordinates for Arch Spring have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Arch Spring 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 308.477 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.37 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.557 degrees.









 

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