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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 Dysart, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dysart 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 Dysart:
- 40.596213, -78.517262
- 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 Dysart
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cambria County
- Since Dysart is near Blair County and also Clearfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blair County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Dysart
Communities Also Named Dysart ...
We found three communities that are also named Dysart.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Dysart is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Maricopa County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Dysart [Maricopa County].
- Iowa
- Tama County
- This Dysart is located in Tama County and lies 721 miles [1,160.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Dysart that is located in Cambria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tama County community of Dysart.
- Saskatchewan
- This Dysart lies 1,411 miles [2,270.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Dysart that is located in Cambria County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dysart ...
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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Loop is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Loop
- Beaver Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Valley is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Valley
- Chest Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Coupon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Coupon is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coupon
- Dean
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fallentimber
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Frugality
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Frugality is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frugality
- Greenfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Greenfield is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Highland Fling
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Homer Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Homer Gap is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer Gap
- Longs Crossroad
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Longs Crossroad is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs Crossroad
- Tippletown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tippletown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tippletown
How Far From Dysart 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 Dysart to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dysart and extending to:
- Ebensburg, which is the Seat of Cambria County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dysart to Ebensburg, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 88 miles [141.6 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 141 miles [226.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,886 miles [9,472.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,602 miles [10,624.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,477 miles [7,205 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dysart, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Dysart) 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 Dysart 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 Dysart. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5962, Longitude: -78.5173 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.67 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.587 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.701 degrees. |
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