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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 Curryville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Curryville 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 Curryville:
- 40.275911, -78.338347
- 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 Curryville
- 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 Blair County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blair County
- Since Curryville is near Bedford County and also Huntingdon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Huntingdon 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 Curryville
Communities Also Named Curryville ...
We found five communities that are also named Curryville.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Curryville is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Gordon County
- This Curryville is located in Gordon County and lies 546 miles [878.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Curryville that is located in Blair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gordon County community of Curryville.
- Indiana
- Sullivan County
- This Curryville is located in Sullivan County and lies 486 miles [782.1 km]<1> to the west of the Curryville that is located in Blair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Curryville.
- Wells County
- This Curryville is located in Wells County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km] to the west of the Curryville that is located in Blair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wells County community of Curryville.
- Missouri
- Pike County
- This Curryville is located in Pike County and lies 692 miles [1,113.7 km]<1> to the west of the Curryville that is located in Blair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Curryville.
- New Brunswick
- This Curryville lies 789 miles [1,269.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Curryville that is located in Blair County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Curryville ...
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.
- Cherrytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cherrytown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrytown
- Claysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clover Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clover Creek is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Friesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Friesville is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesville
- Henrietta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Henrietta is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Maria
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Maria is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maria
- Martinsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Martinsburg Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Roaring Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rodman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rodman is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
- Stonerstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stonerstown is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonerstown
How Far From Curryville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Curryville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Curryville and extending to:
- Hollidaysburg, which is the Seat of Blair County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Curryville to Hollidaysburg, with an average speed<3> 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 76 miles [122.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,893 miles [9,483.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,607 miles [10,632.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,482 miles [7,213.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Curryville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Curryville 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 Curryville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2759, Longitude: -78.3383 In this case, the coordinates for Curryville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.581 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.437 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.745 degrees. |
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