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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 Blue Goose, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blue Goose 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 Blue Goose:
- 40.585625, -78.818637
- 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 Blue Goose
- 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 Blue Goose is near Indiana County and also Clearfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clearfield 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 Blue Goose
Communities Also Named Blue Goose ...
We found two communities that are also named Blue Goose.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Blue Goose is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Henderson County
- This Blue Goose is located in Henderson County and lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Blue Goose that is located in Cambria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Blue Goose.
- Shelby County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Blue Goose [Shelby County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blue Goose ...
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.
- Adams Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Adams Crossing is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Crossing
- Charlies Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Charlies Grove is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlies Grove
- Concrete Bridge Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Edwards Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Edwards Crossing is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossing
- Foxburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Foxburg is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxburg
- Greenwich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greenwich is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Long Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Long Run is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
- Martintown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Martintown is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martintown
- Red Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red Mill is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Spangler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spangler is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
- Spruce
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Spruce is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
- Strongstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tripoli
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tripoli is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripoli
- Twenty Row
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Twenty Row is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twenty Row
- Twin Rocks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
How Far From Blue Goose to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Blue Goose to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blue Goose and extending to:
- Ebensburg, which is the Seat of Cambria County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Blue Goose to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>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 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 150 miles [241.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,899 miles [9,493.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,615 miles [10,645.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,491 miles [7,227.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blue Goose) 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 Blue Goose, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Blue Goose 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 Blue Goose. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5856, Longitude: -78.8186 In this case, the coordinates for Blue Goose have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.855 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.795 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.841 degrees. |
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