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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:
- 40.293966, -78.241678
- 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 Huntingdon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Huntingdon County
- Since Cherrytown is near Blair County and also Bedford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blair County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford 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 ...
- Bradford County
- This Cherrytown is located in Bradford County and lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cherrytown that is located in Huntingdon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradford County community of Cherrytown.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Carroll County
- This Cherrytown is located in Carroll County and lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cherrytown that is located in Huntingdon 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 229 miles [368.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cherrytown that is located in Huntingdon 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.
- Beavertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Beavertown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
- Clover Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clover Creek is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Curryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Curryville is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
- Henrietta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Henrietta is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Hickory Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hickory Hill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Martinsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Martinsburg Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Paradise Furnace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Paradise Furnace is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Furnace
- Salter
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Salter is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
- Stonerstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stonerstown is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonerstown
- Trough Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Trough Creek is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trough Creek
How Far From Cherrytown to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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:
- Huntingdon, which is the Seat of Huntingdon County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cherrytown to Huntingdon, 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 five to six hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 71 miles [114.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 115 miles [185.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,888 miles [9,475.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,602 miles [10,624.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,477 miles [7,205 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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: 40.2940, Longitude: -78.2417 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 308.521 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.372 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.695 degrees. |
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