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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 Edwards Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Edwards Crossing 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 Edwards Crossing:
- 40.534514, -78.843081
- 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 Edwards Crossing
- 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 Edwards Crossing is near Indiana County and also Westmoreland 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 Westmoreland 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 Edwards Crossing
Communities Also Named Edwards Crossing ...
We found two communities that are also named Edwards Crossing.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Edwards Crossing is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Nevada County
- This Edwards Crossing is located in Nevada County and lies 2,211 miles [3,558.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Edwards Crossing that is located in Cambria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nevada County community of Edwards Crossing.
- Montana
- Pondera County
- This Edwards Crossing is located in Pondera County and lies 1,727 miles [2,779.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Edwards Crossing that is located in Cambria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pondera County community of Edwards Crossing.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Edwards Crossing ...
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.
- Adams Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Adams Crossing is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Crossing
- Blue Goose
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Blue Goose is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Goose
- Charlies Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Charlies Grove is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlies Grove
- Concrete Bridge Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Red Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Mill is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
- Strongstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tripoli
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tripoli is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripoli
- Twenty Row
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Twenty Row is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twenty Row
- Twin Rocks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Edwards Crossing 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 Edwards Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Edwards Crossing and extending to:
- Ebensburg, which is the Seat of Cambria County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 104 miles [167.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Edwards Crossing to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>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 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 148 miles [238.2 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,902 miles [9,498.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,618 miles [10,650.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,494 miles [7,232.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Edwards Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Edwards Crossing 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 Edwards Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5345, Longitude: -78.8431 In this case, the coordinates for Edwards Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.873 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.808 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.871 degrees. |
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