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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 Balsam, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Balsam 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 Balsam:
- 41.703553, -77.348760
- 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 Balsam
- 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 Tioga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tioga County
- Since Balsam is near Lycoming County and also Potter 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 Potter 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 Balsam
Communities Also Named Balsam ...
We found four communities that are also named Balsam.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Balsam is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Iron County
- This Balsam is located in Iron County and lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Balsam that is located in Tioga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iron County community of Balsam.
- Minnesota
- Aitkin County
- This Balsam is located in Aitkin County and lies 854 miles [1,374.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Balsam that is located in Tioga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aitkin County community of Balsam.
- North Carolina
- Jackson County
- This Balsam is located in Jackson County and lies 532 miles [856.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Balsam that is located in Tioga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Balsam.
- Ontario
- This Balsam lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Balsam that is located in Tioga County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Balsam ...
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.
- Cherry Flats
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Christian Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Christian Hill is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Hill
- Heise Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Heise Run is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heise Run
- Kennedy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kennedy is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Maple Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Maple Hill is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Marsh Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Plank
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Plank is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plank
- Roundtop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Roundtop is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundtop
- Stokesdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stokesdale is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesdale
- Stony Fork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stony Fork is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
- Three Springs Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Three Springs Run is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs Run
- Thumptown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
How Far From Balsam 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 Balsam to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Balsam and extending to:
- Wellsboro, which is the Seat of Tioga County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Balsam to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 194 miles [312.2 km] to the south (S). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,791 miles [9,319.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,509 miles [10,475.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,384 miles [7,055.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
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- Balsam) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Balsam 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 Balsam. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7036, Longitude: -77.3488 In this case, the coordinates for Balsam have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.87 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.854 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.729 degrees. |
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