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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 Dalevue, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dalevue 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 Dalevue:
    • 40.795895, -77.829167
    • 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 Dalevue
  • 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 Centre County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Centre County
    • Since Dalevue is near Huntingdon County and also Mifflin 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 Mifflin 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 Dalevue

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dalevue ...

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.

  • Circle Ville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Circle Ville is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle Ville
  • Dale Summit
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dale Summit is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Summit
  • Fishermans Paradise
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Fishermans Paradise is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishermans Paradise
  • Hunter Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Hunter Park is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Park
  • Marysville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Marysville is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Oak Hall
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Oak Hall is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hall
  • Panorama Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Panorama Village is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
  • Park Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Park Hills is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hills
  • Peru
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Peru is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Pleasant Gap
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Shingletown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Shingletown is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
  • University Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • University Park is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
  • Waddle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Waddle is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddle

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

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

  • Bellefonte, which is the Seat of Centre County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Dalevue to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 137 miles [220.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,850 miles [9,414.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,564 miles [10,563.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,440 miles [7,145.5 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- Dalevue) 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 Dalevue 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 Dalevue. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7959, Longitude: -77.8292       In this case, the coordinates for Dalevue have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.236 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.126 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.315 degrees.