Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Elmora, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elmora and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Elmora

• 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 Elmora:
  • 40.601964, -78.745705
  • 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 Elmora

• 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 Elmora is near Indiana County and also Clearfield 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 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 Elmora

Communities Also Named Elmora ...

We found one communities that are also named Elmora.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Elmora is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Elmora in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • New Jersey
    • Union County
    • This Elmora is located in Union County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km]<1> to the east of the Elmora that is located in Cambria County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Elmora.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Elmora ...

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.

• Blue Goose
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Blue Goose is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Goose
• Edwards Crossing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Edwards Crossing is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossing
• Foxburg
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Foxburg is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxburg
• Greenwich
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenwich is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
• Long Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Long Run is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
• Martintown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Martintown is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martintown
• Slickport
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Slickport is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickport
• Spangler
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Spangler is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Spangler
  • From Elmora to Spangler
• Swedetown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Swedetown is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedetown
• Tripoli
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Tripoli is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripoli
• Twenty Row
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Twenty Row is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twenty Row

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

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

• Ebensburg, which is the Seat of Cambria County, lies just to the South.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Elmora 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 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,896 miles [9,488.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,612 miles [10,641 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,487 miles [7,221.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'