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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 Birdville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Birdville 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 Birdville:
- 40.403050, -77.943039
- 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 Birdville
- 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 Huntingdon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Huntingdon County
- Since Birdville is near Mifflin County and also Juniata 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 Juniata 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 Birdville
Communities Also Named Birdville ...
We found two communities that are also named Birdville.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Birdville.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Birdville in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Allegheny County
- This Birdville is located in Allegheny County and lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the west of the Birdville that is located in Huntingdon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Birdville.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Tarrant County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Tarrant County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tarrant County community of Birdville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Birdville ...
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.
- Beavertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beavertown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
- Cold Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cold Spring is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Cross Keys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cross Keys is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Knightsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Knightsville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Little Kansas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Little Kansas is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Kansas
- Lucy Furnace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lucy Furnace is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucy Furnace
- Page ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Page is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page
- Paradise Furnace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise Furnace is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Furnace
- Rockhill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Trough Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Trough Creek is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trough Creek
- Vineyard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Vineyard is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
- Warrior Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Warrior Ridge is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Ridge
How Far From Birdville 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 Birdville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Birdville and extending to:
- Huntingdon, which is the Seat of Huntingdon County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Birdville 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 over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 114 miles [183.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,871 miles [9,448.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,585 miles [10,597.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,460 miles [7,177.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Birdville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Birdville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Birdville 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 Birdville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4031, Longitude: -77.9430 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.333 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.175 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.521 degrees. |
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