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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 Axemann, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Axemann 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 Axemann:
- 40.889900, -77.760535
- 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 Axemann
- 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 Centre County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Centre County
- Since Axemann is near Mifflin County and also Huntingdon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mifflin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Huntingdon 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 Axemann
Curious and Interesting Names Near Axemann ...
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.
- Big Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Big Spring is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Curtin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dale Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dale Summit is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Summit
- Dry Top
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Top is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Top
- Fishermans Paradise
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fishermans Paradise is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishermans Paradise
- Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Forest is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Hunter Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hunter Park is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Park
- Lyonstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lyonstown is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonstown
- Milesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Peru
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Peru is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Pleasant Gap
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pleasant View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant View is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Zion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Axemann 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 Axemann to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Axemann and extending to:
- Bellefonte, which is the Seat of Centre County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Axemann to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three 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 142 miles [228.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,843 miles [9,403.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,558 miles [10,554.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,433 miles [7,134.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Axemann) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Axemann 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 Axemann. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8899, Longitude: -77.7605 In this case, the coordinates for Axemann have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.187 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.085 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.247 degrees. |
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