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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 Boltz, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Boltz 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 Boltz:
- 40.420905, -79.002807
- 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 Boltz
- 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 Indiana County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana County
- Since Boltz is near Westmoreland County and also Cambria County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cambria 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 Boltz
Curious and Interesting Names Near Boltz ...
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.
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Claghorn ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Claghorn is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claghorn
- Climax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Climax is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Clyde
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clyde is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Dilltown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Germany
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Germany is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germany
- Goods Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Goods Corner is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goods Corner
- India
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- India is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
- Johnstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lilly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lilly is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 873 people
- Littletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Littletown is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littletown
- Lockport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lockport is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Minersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Minersville is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
- New Florence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
How Far From Boltz 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 Boltz to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Boltz and extending to:
- Indiana, which is the Seat of Indiana County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Boltz to Indiana, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 112 miles [180.2 km] to the east (E). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 148 miles [238.2 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,914 miles [9,517.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,630 miles [10,670 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,505 miles [7,250.1 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Boltz) 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 Boltz 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 Boltz. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4209, Longitude: -79.0028 In this case, the coordinates for Boltz have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.978 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.909 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.986 degrees. |
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