Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Friedens, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Friedens and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Friedens
- 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 Friedens:
- 40.051928, -78.993205
- 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 Friedens
- 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 Somerset County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Somerset County
- Since Friedens is near Bedford County and also Westmoreland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bedford County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Friedens ...
We found two communities that share the name Friedens.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania which is also named Friedens.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Friedens in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Friedens ...
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.
- Coal Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Junction
- Coal Junction is located in Somerset County
- Edie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Forward
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Geiger
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Gray
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Husband
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Indian Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
- Indian Lake is located in Somerset County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Jenners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Jenners Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenners Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenners Crossroads
- Jenners Crossroads is located in Somerset County
- Jennerstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jennerstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennerstown
- Jennerstown is located in Somerset County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jennerstown <3>
- Meadowdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Meadowdale is located in Somerset County
- Pilltown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Randolph
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Reels Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reels Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reels Corners
- Reels Corners is located in Somerset County
- Roytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roytown
- Roytown is located in Somerset County
- Shanksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shanksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanksville
- Shanksville is located in Somerset County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shanksville <3>
- Randolph
How Far From Friedens 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 Friedens to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Friedens and extending to:
- Somerset, which is the Seat of Somerset County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Friedens to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>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 131 miles [210.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,930 miles [9,543.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,644 miles [10,692.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,519 miles [7,272.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Friedens. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Somerset County: www.co.somerset.pa.us/
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- Friedens) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Friedens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0519, Longitude: -78.9932 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Friedens 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 308.993 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.87 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.12 degrees. |