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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 Ernest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ernest 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 Ernest:
- 40.104302, -75.312607<1>
- 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 Ernest
- 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 Indiana County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana County
- Since Ernest is near Montgomery County and also Philadelphia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Philadelphia 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 Ernest
Communities Also Named Ernest ...
We found four communities that are also named Ernest.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Ernest is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Ernest, Clinch County
- This Ernest is located in Clinch County and lies 764 miles [1,229.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the Ernest that is located in Indiana County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinch County community of Ernest.
- Missouri
- Ernest, Dade County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Dade County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dade County community of Ernest.
- Ohio
- Ernest, Preble County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Preble County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preble County community of Ernest.
- Saskatchewan
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ernest ...
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.
- Black Horse
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Black Horse is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Horse
- Candlebrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Candlebrook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlebrook
- Cannon Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cannon Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Run
- Cherry Dale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Dale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Dale
- Cinnamon Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cinnamon Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Hill
- Cold Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cold Point is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
- Crooked Lane Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crooked Lane Crossing is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Lane Crossing
- Far-A-Field
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Far-A-Field is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Far-A-Field
- Five Points
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Five Points is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Gulph Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hickorytown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hickorytown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickorytown
- Hughes Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hughes Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Park
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Ivy Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ivy Rock is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Rock
- Joshua Knoll
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Joshua Knoll is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Knoll
- Marble Hall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Marble Hall is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hall
- Meadow Wick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Meadow Wick is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Wick
- Mechanicsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mermaid Estates
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mermaid Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermaid Estates
- Mews at Blue Bell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mews at Blue Bell is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mews at Blue Bell
- Plymouth Meeting
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Prussian Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Prussian Woods is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prussian Woods
- Rampart Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rampart Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rampart Ridge
- Seven Stars
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Seven Stars is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Spring Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill
- Springtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Springtown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
- Stuarts Keep
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stuarts Keep is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuarts Keep
- Swedeland
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Swedeland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeland
- Swedesburg
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Swedesburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedesburg
- Sweet Briar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sweet Briar is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar
- Town Court
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Town Court is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Court
- Townline
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Townline is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townline
How Far From Ernest 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 included the distance from a community such as Ernest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ernest and extending to:
- Indiana, which is the Seat of Indiana County, lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could drive a straight line from Ernest to Indiana, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 83 miles [133.6 km] to the west (W). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 124 miles [199.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,774 miles [9,292.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,480 miles [10,428.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,357 miles [7,011.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | GPS Coordinates for Ernest: Decimal: 40.10430, -75.312607 DDMMSS: 40° 6' 15", -75° 18' 45" |
| <2> | 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- Ernest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ernest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Ernest 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 Ernest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1043, Longitude: -75.3126 In this case, the coordinates for Ernest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.778 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.366 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.494 degrees. |
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