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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 Avis, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Avis and the surrounding area.
- 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 Avis:
- 41.187016, -77.320529
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Avis
- 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 Clinton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
- Since Avis is near Lycoming County and also Centre County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lycoming County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Centre 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Avis
Communities Also Named Avis ...
We found five communities that are also named Avis.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Avis is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Knox County
- This Avis is located in Knox County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Avis that is located in Clinton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Avis.
- New Mexico
- Otero County
- This Avis is located in Otero County and lies 1,650 miles [2,655.4 km]<1> to the west of the Avis that is located in Clinton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otero County community of Avis.
- Ohio
- Putnam County
- This Avis is located in Putnam County and lies 356 miles [572.9 km]<1> to the west of the Avis that is located in Clinton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Avis.
- Virginia
- Augusta County
- This Avis is located in Augusta County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Avis that is located in Clinton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Augusta County community of Avis.
- West Virginia
- Summers County
- This Avis is located in Summers County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Avis that is located in Clinton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summers County community of Avis.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Avis ...
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.
- Castle Rocks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Castle Rocks is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rocks
- Dunnstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dunnstown is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnstown
- Gallagher
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gallagher is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher
- Larrys Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Larrys Creek is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrys Creek
- Larryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Larryville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larryville
- Level Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Level Corner is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Corner
- Lock Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lockport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lockport is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Oriole
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oriole is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- Tomb
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tomb is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomb
- Tombs Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tombs Run is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tombs Run
- Youngdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Youngdale is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngdale
How Far From Avis 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 Avis to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Avis and extending to:
- Lock Haven, which is the Seat of Clinton County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Avis to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 158 miles [254.3 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,812 miles [9,353.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,527 miles [10,504.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,403 miles [7,085.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Avis) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Avis to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Avis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1870, Longitude: -77.3205 In this case, the coordinates for Avis have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.895 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.802 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.929 degrees. |
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