Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Blandburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blandburg and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Blandburg

• 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 Blandburg:
  • 40.687008, -78.410851
  • 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 Blandburg

• 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 Cambria County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cambria County
  • Since Blandburg is near Clearfield County and also Blair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clearfield County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Blair 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 Blandburg

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blandburg ...

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.

• Bear Loop
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Bear Loop is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Loop
• Dean
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dean is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
• Fallentimber
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Fallentimber is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallentimber
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fallentimber <1>
• Frugality
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Frugality is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frugality
• Glasgow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Glasgow is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
• Highland Fling
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Highland Fling is located in Blair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Fling
• Janesville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Janesville is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
• Lloydville
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Lloydville is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydville
• Roots
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Roots is located in Blair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roots
• Utahville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Utahville is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utahville

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Blandburg and extending to:

• Ebensburg, which is the Seat of Cambria County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Blandburg to Ebensburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 85 miles [136.8 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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 143 miles [230.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,878 miles [9,459.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,594 miles [10,612 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,469 miles [7,192.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'