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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 Ewings Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ewings Mill 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 Ewings Mill:
- 40.575346, -78.992252
- 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 Ewings 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 Indiana County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana County
- Since Ewings Mill is near Cambria County and also Westmoreland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cambria 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 Ewings Mill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ewings 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.
- Adams Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Adams Crossing is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Crossing
- Buck Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Buck Run is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Run
- Charlies Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Charlies Grove is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlies Grove
- Claghorn ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Claghorn is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claghorn
- Concrete Bridge Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Diamondville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Diamondville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondville
- Dilltown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ideal
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ideal is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal
- Littletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Littletown is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littletown
- Manor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Manor is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
- Pikes Peak
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pikes Peak is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
- Red Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Red Mill is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Sample Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sample Run is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sample Run
- Strongstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Suncliff
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Suncliff is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suncliff
- Tide
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tide is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tide
- Upper Two Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Upper Two Lick is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Two Lick
How Far From Ewings 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 Ewings Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ewings Mill and extending to:
- Indiana, which is the Seat of Indiana County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Ewings Mill to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 155 miles [249.4 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,907 miles [9,506.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,623 miles [10,658.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,499 miles [7,240.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ewings Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Ewings 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 Ewings Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5753, Longitude: -78.9923 In this case, the coordinates for Ewings Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.962 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.915 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.922 degrees. |
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