Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cherry Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cherry Run and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cherry Run
- 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 Cherry Run:
- 41.055336, -77.978615
- 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 Cherry Run
- 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 Centre County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Centre County
- Since Cherry Run is near Clearfield County and also Clinton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clearfield County
- eBird sighting report for Clinton 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 Cherry Run ...
We found four communities that share the name Cherry Run.
There are three communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Cherry Run.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Cherry Run in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Clarion County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Cherry Run [Clarion County].
- Union County
- This Cherry Run is located in Union County and lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Cherry Run that is located in Centre County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Cherry Run.
- Warren County
- This Cherry Run is located in Warren County and lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Cherry Run that is located in Centre County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Cherry Run.
- Clarion County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- West Virginia
- Morgan County
- This Cherry Run is located in Morgan County and lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<2> to the south of the Cherry Run that is located in Centre County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Cherry Run.
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cherry Run ...
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.
- Butts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Clarence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Clarence is located in Centre County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarence <4>
- Fountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - German Settlement
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for German Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Settlement
- German Settlement is located in Centre County
- Old Side
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Pancake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Poorman Side
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poorman Side
- Poorman Side is located in Centre County
- Snow Shoe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Shoe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Shoe
- Snow Shoe is located in Centre County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow Shoe <4>
How Far From Cherry Run 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 Cherry Run to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cherry Run and extending to:
- Bellefonte, which is the Seat of Centre County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cherry Run to Bellefonte, with an average speed<6> 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 78 miles [125.5 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 157 miles [252.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,845 miles [9,406.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,561 miles [10,558.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,436 miles [7,139 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cherry Run. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Cherry Run could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cherry Run) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cherry Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0553, Longitude: -77.9786 In this case, the coordinates for Cherry Run have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Cherry Run to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.308 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.248 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.279 degrees. |