Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Flowing Spring, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Flowing Spring and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Flowing Spring
- 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 Flowing Spring:
- 40.472294, -78.268067
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Flowing Spring
- 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 Blair County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Blair County
- Since Flowing Spring is near Huntingdon County and also Cambria County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Huntingdon County
- eBird sighting report for Cambria 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Flowing Spring ...
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.
- Beavertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beavertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
- Beavertown is located in Blair County
- Canoe Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canoe Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe Creek
- Canoe Creek is located in Blair County
- Clappertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clappertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clappertown
- Clappertown is located in Blair County
- Franklin Forge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Forge
- Franklin Forge is located in Blair County
- Gaysport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Greenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Hollidaysburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollidaysburg
- Hollidaysburg is located in Blair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,632 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollidaysburg <2>
- Loop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Reservoir
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Shelltown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Sickles Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sickles Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sickles Corner
- Sickles Corner is located in Blair County
- Stiffler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Yellow Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Spring
- Yellow Spring is located in Blair County
How Far From Flowing Spring 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 Flowing Spring to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Flowing Spring and extending to:
- Hollidaysburg, which is the Seat of Blair County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Flowing Spring to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 126 miles [202.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,882 miles [9,466.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,596 miles [10,615.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,471 miles [7,195.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Flowing Spring. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Flowing Spring) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Flowing Spring. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4723, Longitude: -78.2681 In this case, the coordinates for Flowing Spring have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Flowing Spring to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.526 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.404 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.638 degrees. |