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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 Cherrytown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cherrytown 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 Cherrytown:
- 41.681186, -76.279101
- 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 Cherrytown
- 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 Bradford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bradford County
- Since Cherrytown is near Wyoming County and also Susquehanna County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wyoming County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Susquehanna 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 Cherrytown
Communities Also Named Cherrytown ...
We found three communities that are also named Cherrytown.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Cherrytown.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Huntingdon County
- This Cherrytown is located in Huntingdon County and lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Cherrytown that is located in Bradford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huntingdon County community of Cherrytown.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Carroll County
- This Cherrytown is located in Carroll County and lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Cherrytown that is located in Bradford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Cherrytown.
- New York
- Ulster County
- This Cherrytown is located in Ulster County and lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the east of the Cherrytown that is located in Bradford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Cherrytown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cherrytown ...
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.
- Asylum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Asylum is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asylum
- Laceyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Limehill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Limehill is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limehill
- Marshview
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Marshview is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshview
- Merryall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Merryall is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merryall
- New Era
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Era is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Rocky Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Forest is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Forest
- Standing Stone
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Standing Stone is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Stone
- Sugar Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Terrytown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Terrytown is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrytown
How Far From Cherrytown 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 Cherrytown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cherrytown and extending to:
- Towanda, which is the Seat of Bradford County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cherrytown to Towanda, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 101 miles [162.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 196 miles [315.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,749 miles [9,252.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,464 miles [10,402.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,339 miles [6,982.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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- Cherrytown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Cherrytown 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 Cherrytown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6812, Longitude: -76.2791 In this case, the coordinates for Cherrytown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.215 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.111 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.25 degrees. |
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