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40.085913, -78.738075
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We found one communities that are also named Daley.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Daley is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Daley in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Kentucky
Leslie County
This Daley is located in Leslie County and lies 316 miles [508.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Daley that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leslie County community of Daley.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Daley ...
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.
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 Daley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Daley and extending to:
Somerset, which is the Seat of Somerset County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Daley to Somerset, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 98 miles [157.7 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 122 miles [196.3 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 5,918 miles [9,524.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,632 miles [10,673.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,507 miles [7,253.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Daley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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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.
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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 Daley 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 Daley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0859, Longitude: -78.7381 In this case, the coordinates for Daley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.836 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.697 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.994 degrees.