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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 Fiske, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fiske 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 Fiske:
- 40.676175, -78.505298
- 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 Fiske
- 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 Fiske is near Clearfield County and also Blair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clearfield 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 Fiske
Communities Also Named Fiske ...
We found two communities that are also named Fiske.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Fiske is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- West Carroll Parish
- This Fiske is located in West Carroll Parish and lies 895 miles [1,440.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Fiske that is located in Cambria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the West Carroll Parish community of Fiske.
- Saskatchewan
- This Fiske lies 1,599 miles [2,573.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Fiske that is located in Cambria County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fiske ...
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.
- Bear Loop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bear Loop is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Loop
- Beaver Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Valley is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Valley
- Blandburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Blandburg is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandburg
- Dean
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dean is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Fallentimber
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Frugality
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Frugality is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frugality
- Glasgow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Glasgow is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Lloydville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lloydville is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydville
- Longs Crossroad
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Longs Crossroad is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs Crossroad
- Lyleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lyleville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyleville
- Rosebud
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rosebud is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Tippletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tippletown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tippletown
- Utahville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Utahville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utahville
How Far From Fiske 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 Fiske to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fiske and extending to:
- Ebensburg, which is the Seat of Cambria County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fiske to Ebensburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 89 miles [143.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 145 miles [233.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 5,883 miles [9,467.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,598 miles [10,618.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,474 miles [7,200.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Fiske) 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 Fiske 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 Fiske. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6762, Longitude: -78.5053 In this case, the coordinates for Fiske have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.657 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.585 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.665 degrees. |
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