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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 Eckenrode Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eckenrode Mill 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 Eckenrode Mill:
    • 40.598402, -78.652522
    • 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 Eckenrode Mill
  • 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 Eckenrode Mill is near Indiana County and also Blair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana 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 Eckenrode Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eckenrode Mill ...

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.

  • Beaver Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Beaver Valley is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Valley
  • Blue Goose
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Blue Goose is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Goose
  • Chest Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Chest Springs is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chest Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
  • Coupon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Coupon is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coupon
  • Dean
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Dean is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
  • Foxburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Foxburg is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxburg
  • Greenfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenfield is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Longs Crossroad
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Longs Crossroad is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs Crossroad
  • Munster
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Munster is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
  • Slickport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Slickport is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickport
  • Spangler
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Spangler is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
  • Swedetown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Swedetown is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedetown
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Tippletown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Tippletown is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tippletown
    • Tripoli
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Tripoli is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripoli
    • Twenty Row
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Twenty Row is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twenty Row
    • Wildwood Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Wildwood Springs is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Springs

How Far From Eckenrode Mill 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 Eckenrode Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Ebensburg, which is the Seat of Cambria County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Eckenrode Mill to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 145 miles [233.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,892 miles [9,482.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,608 miles [10,634.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,483 miles [7,214.7 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Eckenrode Mill) 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 Eckenrode Mill 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 Eckenrode Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5984, Longitude: -78.6525       In this case, the coordinates for Eckenrode Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.752 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.681 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.761 degrees.