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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 Covert, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Covert 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 Covert:
    • 41.748883, -76.853052
    • 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 Covert
  • 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 Covert is near Tioga County and also Lycoming County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tioga County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lycoming 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 Covert

Communities Also Named Covert ...

We found five communities that are also named Covert.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Covert is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kansas
      • Osborne County
      • This Covert is located in Osborne County and lies 1,161 miles [1,868.4 km]<1> to the west of the Covert that is located in Bradford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Osborne County community of Covert.
    • Michigan
      • Van Buren County
      • This Covert is located in Van Buren County and lies 483 miles [777.3 km]<1> to the west of the Covert that is located in Bradford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Buren County community of Covert.
    • Missouri
      • Texas County
      • Although located in Texas County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Texas County community of Covert.
    • Nebraska
      • Scotts Bluff County
      • This Covert is located in Scotts Bluff County and lies 1,376 miles [2,214.5 km]<1> to the west of the Covert that is located in Bradford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scotts Bluff County community of Covert.
    • New York
      • Seneca County
      • This Covert is located in Seneca County and lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the north of the Covert that is located in Bradford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seneca County community of Covert.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Covert ...

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 Pond
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Carbon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Carbon is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
  • Checkerville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Checkerville is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Checkerville
  • Cold Spring
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cold Spring is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
  • Dogtown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Dogtown is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
  • Farmers Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Farmers Valley is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Valley
  • Grover
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Grover is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
  • Leroy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Leroy is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
  • Mainesburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Paisley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Paisley is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paisley
  • Roseville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Roseville is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
  • Union Center
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Union Center is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
  • Windfall
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)

How Far From Covert 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 Covert to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Covert and extending to:

  • Towanda, which is the Seat of Bradford County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Covert to Towanda, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 101 miles [162.5 km] to the south (S). 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 197 miles [317 km] to the south (S). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,769 miles [9,284.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,486 miles [10,438.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,361 miles [7,018.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Covert) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Covert 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 Covert. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7489, Longitude: -76.8531       In this case, the coordinates for Covert have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.561 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.512 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.483 degrees.