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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 Concrete Bridge Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Concrete Bridge Crossing and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Concrete Bridge Crossing
  • 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 Concrete Bridge Crossing:
    • 40.537292, -78.867248
    • 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 Concrete Bridge Crossing
  • 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 Cambria County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cambria County
    • Since Concrete Bridge Crossing is near Indiana County and also Westmoreland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland 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 Concrete Bridge Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Concrete Bridge Crossing ...

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.

  • Adams Crossing
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Adams Crossing is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Crossing
  • Blue Goose
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Blue Goose is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Goose
  • Charlies Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Charlies Grove is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlies Grove
  • Edwards Crossing
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Edwards Crossing is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossing
  • Red Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Red Mill is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
  • Strongstown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Tripoli
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Tripoli is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripoli
  • Twenty Row
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Twenty Row is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twenty Row
  • Twin Rocks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)

How Far From Concrete Bridge Crossing 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 Concrete Bridge Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Concrete Bridge Crossing and extending to:

  • Ebensburg, which is the Seat of Cambria County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 105 miles [169 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Concrete Bridge Crossing to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 149 miles [239.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,903 miles [9,500 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,619 miles [10,652.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,495 miles [7,234 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Concrete Bridge Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Concrete Bridge Crossing 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 Concrete Bridge Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5373, Longitude: -78.8672       In this case, the coordinates for Concrete Bridge Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.888 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.825 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.881 degrees.