Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Covalt, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Covalt and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Covalt
- 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 Covalt:
- 39.822515, -78.145039
- 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 Covalt
- 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Since Covalt is near Washington County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- eBird sighting report for Franklin 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Covalt ...
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.
- Big Cove Tannery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Cove Tannery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove Tannery
- Big Cove Tannery is located in Fulton County
- Dickeys Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickeys Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeys Mountain
- Dickeys Mountain is located in Fulton County
- Dogtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Emmaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- Emmaville is located in Fulton County
- Flickerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flickerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flickerville
- Flickerville is located in Fulton County
- Needmore
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Needmore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Needmore is located in Fulton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Needmore <2>
- Pleasant Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Plum Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Stanley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Timber Ridge Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Ridge Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge Heights
- Timber Ridge Heights is located in Washington County (MD)
How Far From Covalt to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Covalt to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Covalt and extending to:
- McConnellsburg, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Covalt to McConnellsburg, with an average speed<4> 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 73 miles [117.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 87 miles [140 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,904 miles [9,501.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,616 miles [10,647.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,492 miles [7,229.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Covalt. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Covalt) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Covalt. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8225, Longitude: -78.1450 In this case, the coordinates for Covalt have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Covalt to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.493 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.266 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.834 degrees. |