Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fountain, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fountain and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fountain
- 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 Fountain:
- 41.039503, -77.923059
- 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 Fountain
- 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 Centre County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Centre County
- Since Fountain is near Clinton County and also Clearfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clinton County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Fountain ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Fountain.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania which is also named Fountain.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- British Columbia
- This Fountain lies 2,180 miles [3,508.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fountain that is located in Centre County.
- California
- Colorado
- Florida
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Anderson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Fountain [Anderson County].
- Osage County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Fountain [Osage County].
- Michigan
- Antrim County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Fountain [Antrim County].
- Mason County
- This Fountain is located in Mason County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fountain that is located in Centre County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Fountain.
- Minnesota
- North Carolina
- Duplin County
- This Fountain is located in Duplin County and lies 428 miles [688.8 km]<1> to the south of the Fountain that is located in Centre County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duplin County community of Fountain.
- Pitt County
- This Fountain is located in Pitt County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km] to the south of the Fountain that is located in Centre County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Fountain.
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fountain ...
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.
- Butts
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Cherry Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Cherry Run is located in Centre County
- Clarence
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Clarence is located in Centre County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarence <4>
- German Settlement
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for German Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Settlement
- German Settlement is located in Centre County
- Gum Stump
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Old Side
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Pancake
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Poorman Side
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poorman Side
- Poorman Side is located in Centre County
- Snow Shoe
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Shoe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Shoe
- Snow Shoe is located in Centre County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow Shoe <4>
How Far From Fountain 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 Fountain to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fountain and extending to:
- Bellefonte, which is the Seat of Centre County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fountain to Bellefonte, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 75 miles [120.7 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 155 miles [249.4 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,843 miles [9,403.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,559 miles [10,555.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,434 miles [7,135.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fountain. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Fountain) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fountain. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0395, Longitude: -77.9231 In this case, the coordinates for Fountain have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Fountain could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Fountain to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.275 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.209 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.26 degrees. |