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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 Saxton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Saxton 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 Saxton:
    • 40.220635, -78.235845
    • 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 Saxton
  • 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 Bedford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford County
    • Since East Saxton is near Huntingdon County and also Blair 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 Blair 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 Saxton

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Saxton ...

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.

  • Cherrytown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Cherrytown is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrytown
  • Clover Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Clover Creek is located in Blair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
  • Curryville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Curryville is located in Blair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
  • Defiance
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Defiance is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
  • Henrietta
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Henrietta is located in Blair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
  • Hickory Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hickory Hill is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
  • Jerkwater
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jerkwater is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerkwater
  • Marble City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Marble City is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
  • Marysville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Marysville is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Riddlesburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Riddlesburg is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddlesburg
  • Round Knob
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Round Knob is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Knob
  • Salter
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Salter is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Sandy Run
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Sandy Run is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Run
    • Stone Row
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Stone Row is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Row
    • Stonerstown
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Stonerstown is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonerstown
    • Sunny Side
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Sunny Side is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
    • Trough Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Trough Creek is located in Huntingdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trough Creek

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in East Saxton and extending to:

  • Bedford, which is the Seat of Bedford County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from East Saxton to Bedford, with an average speed<2> 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 most of a day.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 71 miles [114.3 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 about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 111 miles [178.6 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,891 miles [9,480.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,604 miles [10,628.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,480 miles [7,209.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- East Saxton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Saxton 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 Saxton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2206, Longitude: -78.2358       In this case, the coordinates for East Saxton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.523 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.362 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.721 degrees.