Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Castle Garden, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Castle Garden and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Castle Garden
- 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 Castle Garden:
- 41.331451, -78.140283
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Castle Garden
- 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 Cameron County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cameron County
- Since Castle Garden is near Elk County and also Clearfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Elk County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Castle Garden ...
We found two communities that share the name Castle Garden.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania which is also named Castle Garden.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Castle Garden in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Monroe County
- This Castle Garden is located in Monroe County and lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Castle Garden that is located in Cameron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Castle Garden.
- Monroe County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Warrick County
- This Castle Garden is located in Warrick County and lies 541 miles [870.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Castle Garden that is located in Cameron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warrick County community of Castle Garden.
- Indiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Castle Garden ...
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.
- Birch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Cooks Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Dents Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Driftwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
- Driftwood is located in Cameron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Driftwood <3>
- Emporium
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emporium have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporium
- Emporium is located in Cameron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,770 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emporium <3>
- First Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for First Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Fork
- First Fork is located in Cameron County
- Grant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Hicks Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Howard Siding
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard Siding have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Siding
- Howard Siding is located in Cameron County
- Keating
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Medix Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Mix Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Piper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Pottersdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersdale
- Pottersdale is located in Clearfield County
How Far From Castle Garden 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 Castle Garden to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Castle Garden and extending to:
- Emporium, which is the Seat of Cameron County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Castle Garden to Emporium, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 97 miles [156.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 177 miles [284.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,839 miles [9,397 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,557 miles [10,552.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,432 miles [7,132.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Castle Garden. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Castle Garden) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Castle Garden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3315, Longitude: -78.1403 In this case, the coordinates for Castle Garden have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Castle Garden to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.387 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.381 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.242 degrees. |