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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 Churchville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Churchville 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 Churchville:
- 40.164801, -78.512239
- 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 Churchville
- 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 Bedford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford County
- Since Churchville is near Blair County and also Somerset 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 Somerset 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 Churchville
Communities Also Named Churchville ...
We found fifteen communities that are also named Churchville.
There are four communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Churchville.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, thirteen are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Berks County
- This Churchville is located in Berks County and lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<1> to the east of the Churchville that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Churchville.
- Bucks County
- This Churchville is located in Bucks County and lies 184 miles [296.1 km]<1> to the east of the Churchville that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Churchville.
- Clarion County
- This Churchville is located in Clarion County and lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Churchville that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarion County community of Churchville.
- Northampton County
- This Churchville is located in Northampton County and lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Churchville that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Churchville.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- DuPage County
- This Churchville is located in DuPage County and lies 506 miles [814.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Churchville that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DuPage County community of Churchville.
- Iowa
- Warren County
- This Churchville is located in Warren County and lies 800 miles [1,287.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Churchville that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Churchville.
- Maryland
- Harford County
- This Churchville is located in Harford County and lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Churchville that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Churchville.
- Michigan
- Chippewa County
- This Churchville is located in Chippewa County and lies 521 miles [838.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Churchville that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chippewa County community of Churchville.
- New Mexico
- Lincoln County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Lincoln County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Churchville.
- New York
- Monroe County
- This Churchville is located in Monroe County and lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<1> to the north of the Churchville that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Churchville.
- Oneida County
- This Churchville is located in Oneida County and lies 257 miles [413.6 km] to the north northeast of the Churchville that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Churchville.
- Nova Scotia
- This Churchville lies 882 miles [1,419.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Churchville that is located in Bedford County.
- Ontario
- This Churchville lies 230 miles [370.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Churchville that is located in Bedford County.
- Virginia
- Augusta County
- This Churchville is located in Augusta County and lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Churchville that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Augusta County community of Churchville.
- West Virginia
- Lewis County
- This Churchville is located in Lewis County and lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Churchville that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Churchville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Churchville ...
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.
- Cessna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cessna is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cessna
- Dutch Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dutch Corner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Corner
- Fishertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- King
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- King is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Lovely
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lovely is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Maria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maria is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maria
- New Enterprise
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Enterprise is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Enterprise
- Pleasantville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasantville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
- Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Point is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point
- Queen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Queen is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen
- Spring Meadow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Spring Meadow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadow
- Springhope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Springhope is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhope
- Texas Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Texas Corner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas Corner
How Far From Churchville 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 Churchville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Churchville and extending to:
- Bedford, which is the Seat of Bedford County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Churchville to Bedford, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 86 miles [138.4 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 117 miles [188.3 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,905 miles [9,503.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,619 miles [10,652.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,494 miles [7,232.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Churchville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Churchville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Churchville 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 Churchville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1648, Longitude: -78.5122 In this case, the coordinates for Churchville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.694 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.548 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.865 degrees. |
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