Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Gallitzin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gallitzin and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Gallitzin

• 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 Gallitzin:
  • 40.511459, -78.546683
  • 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 Gallitzin

• 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 Gallitzin is near Blair County and also Clearfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Blair County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Gallitzin

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gallitzin ...

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.

• Beaver Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Beaver Valley is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Valley
• Chest Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Chest Springs is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chest Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
• Coupon
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Coupon is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coupon
• Cross Keys
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cross Keys is located in Blair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
• Eldorado
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Eldorado is located in Blair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
• Greenfield
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Greenfield is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
• Highland Fling
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Highland Fling is located in Blair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Fling
• Lower Dutchtown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lower Dutchtown is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Dutchtown
• Mill Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mill Run is located in Blair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Run
• Munster
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Munster is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
• Tippletown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Tippletown is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tippletown
• Tunnelhill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Tunnelhill is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelhill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
• Wildwood Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Wildwood Springs is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Springs

How Far From Gallitzin 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 Gallitzin to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Gallitzin and extending to:

• Ebensburg, which is the Seat of Cambria County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Gallitzin to Ebensburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 88 miles [141.6 km] to the east (E). 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 137 miles [220.5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,891 miles [9,480.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,607 miles [10,632.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,482 miles [7,213.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'