Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dougherty, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dougherty and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dougherty
- 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 Dougherty:
- 40.617566, -78.460573
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Dougherty
- 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 Cambria County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cambria County
- Since Dougherty is near Blair County and also Clearfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Blair County
- eBird sighting report for Clearfield 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Dougherty ...
We found nine communities that share the name Dougherty.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Dougherty is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Alameda County
- This Dougherty is located in Alameda County and lies 2,311 miles [3,719.2 km]<1> to the west of the Dougherty that is located in Cambria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alameda County community of Dougherty.
- San Joaquin County
- This Dougherty is located in San Joaquin County and lies 2,266 miles [3,646.8 km] to the west of the Dougherty that is located in Cambria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Joaquin County community of Dougherty.
- Georgia
- Dawson County
- This Dougherty is located in Dawson County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Dougherty that is located in Cambria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dawson County community of Dougherty.
- Dougherty County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Dougherty [Dougherty County].
- Iowa
- Michigan
- Oklahoma
- Texas
- Floyd County
- This Dougherty is located in Floyd County and lies 1,321 miles [2,125.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Dougherty that is located in Cambria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Dougherty.
- Rains County
- This Dougherty is located in Rains County and lies 1,090 miles [1,754.2 km] to the west southwest of the Dougherty that is located in Cambria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rains County community of Dougherty.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dougherty ...
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.
- Bear Loop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Beaver Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Valley
- Beaver Valley is located in Cambria County
- Blandburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Dean
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Fallentimber
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallentimber
- Fallentimber is located in Cambria County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fallentimber <5>
- Frugality
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Highland Fling
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Fling
- Highland Fling is located in Blair County
- Homer Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Lloydville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lloydville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydville
- Lloydville is located in Cambria County
- Roots
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Tippletown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tippletown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tippletown
- Tippletown is located in Cambria County
How Far From Dougherty to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Dougherty to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dougherty and extending to:
- Ebensburg, which is the Seat of Cambria County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dougherty to Ebensburg, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 86 miles [138.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 140 miles [225.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,883 miles [9,467.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,599 miles [10,620.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,474 miles [7,200.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dougherty. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cambria County: www.co.cambria.pa.us/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Dougherty) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dougherty. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6176, Longitude: -78.4606 In this case, the coordinates for Dougherty have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Dougherty 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. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Dougherty to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.634 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.549 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.668 degrees. |