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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 Culbertson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Culbertson 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 Culbertson:
- 40.253139, -77.753603
- 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 Culbertson
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Culbertson is near Huntingdon County and also Juniata County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Huntingdon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Juniata 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 Culbertson
Communities Also Named Culbertson ...
We found seven communities that are also named Culbertson.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Culbertson is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Boyd County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Culbertson [Boyd County].
- Kenton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Culbertson [Kenton County].
- Louisiana
- Union Parish
- This Culbertson is located in Union Parish and lies 969 miles [1,559.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Culbertson that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union Parish community of Culbertson.
- Montana
- Dawson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Culbertson [Dawson County].
- Roosevelt County
- This Culbertson is located in Roosevelt County and lies 1,423 miles [2,290.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Culbertson that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roosevelt County community of Culbertson.
- Nebraska
- Hitchcock County
- This Culbertson is located in Hitchcock County and lies 1,213 miles [1,952.1 km]<2> to the west of the Culbertson that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hitchcock County community of Culbertson.
- Ohio
- Lawrence County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Culbertson [Lawrence County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Culbertson ...
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.
- Cross Keys
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cross Keys is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Dry Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dry Run is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Mountain Green
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mountain Green is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Green
- Peru Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
- Pogue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pogue is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pogue
- Rockhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rockhill is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Rockhill has also been known as:
- Rockhill Furnace
- Spears Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spears Grove is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears Grove
- Spring Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stony Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stony Point is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Willow Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
How Far From Culbertson 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 Culbertson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Culbertson and extending to:
- Chambersburg, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Culbertson to Chambersburg, with an average speed<4> 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 46 miles [74 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 101 miles [162.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,870 miles [9,446.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,582 miles [10,592.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,458 miles [7,174.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Culbertson could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Culbertson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Culbertson 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 Culbertson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2531, Longitude: -77.7536 In this case, the coordinates for Culbertson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.228 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.033 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.496 degrees. |
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