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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 East End, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East End and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 East End:
    • 40.520348, -78.377236
    • 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 East End
  • 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 East End is near Cambria County and also Huntingdon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cambria 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 East End

Communities Also Named East End ...

We found seventeen communities that are also named East End.

There are three communities within Pennsylvania that are also named East End.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States.

In addition to the above occurrences of East End, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Centre County
      • This East End is located in Centre County and lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the East End that is located in Blair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of East End.
    • Clearfield 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 Pennsylvania community of East End [Clearfield County].
    • Somerset County
      • This East End is located in Somerset County and lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the East End that is located in Blair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of East End.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This East End is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 714 miles [1,149.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the East End that is located in Blair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of East End.
    • Arkansas
      • Saline County
      • This East End is located in Saline County and lies 867 miles [1,395.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the East End that is located in Blair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of East End.
    • Florida
      • Lee 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 Florida community of East End [Lee County].
    • Georgia
      • Glynn County
      • This East End is located in Glynn County and lies 668 miles [1,075 km]<1> to the south southwest of the East End that is located in Blair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glynn County community of East End.
    • Maine
      • Cumberland County
      • This East End is located in Cumberland County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the East End that is located in Blair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of East End.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore City
      • 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 Maryland community of East End [Baltimore City].
    • Minnesota
      • Saint Louis 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 Minnesota community of East End [Saint Louis County].
    • Missouri
      • Iron County
      • This East End is located in Iron County and lies 705 miles [1,134.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the East End that is located in Blair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iron County community of East End.
    • Ohio
      • Columbiana County
      • This East End is located in Columbiana County and lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<1> to the west of the East End that is located in Blair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of East End.
      • Hamilton 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 Ohio community of East End [Hamilton County].
    • Virginia
      • Richmond City
      • 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 Virginia community of East End [Richmond City].
      • Westmoreland County
      • This East End is located in Westmoreland County and lies 187 miles [300.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the East End that is located in Blair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of East End.
    • Wisconsin
      • Douglas County
      • This East End is located in Douglas County and lies 804 miles [1,293.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the East End that is located in Blair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of East End.
  • Communities Beyond North America ...
    • Cayman Islands
      • Distance: 1,474 miles [2,372.2 km]<1> to the south
      • Open a Google Map centered on East End

Curious and Interesting Names Near East End ...

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.

  • Canoe Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Canoe Creek is located in Blair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe Creek
  • Coupon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Coupon is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coupon
  • Cross Keys
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cross Keys is located in Blair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
  • Eldorado
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Eldorado is located in Blair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
  • Flowing Spring
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Flowing Spring is located in Blair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowing Spring
  • Gaysport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Gaysport is located in Blair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaysport
  • Greenwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Greenwood is located in Blair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Highland Fling
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Highland Fling is located in Blair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Fling
  • Hollidaysburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Homer Gap
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Homer Gap is located in Blair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer Gap
  • Loop
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Loop is located in Blair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loop
  • Mill Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Mill Run is located in Blair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Run
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Reservoir
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Reservoir is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir
    • Roots
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Roots is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roots
    • Sickles Corner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sickles Corner is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sickles Corner
    • Stiffler
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Stiffler is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiffler
    • Sunbrook
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Sunbrook is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbrook

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in East End and extending to:

  • Hollidaysburg, which is the Seat of Blair County, lies just to the South.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from East End to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 132 miles [212.4 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,884 miles [9,469.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,599 miles [10,620.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,474 miles [7,200.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East End) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 East End 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>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 East End 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 East End. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5203, Longitude: -78.3772       In this case, the coordinates for East End have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.589 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.484 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.668 degrees.