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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 Gipsy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gipsy 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 Gipsy:
- 40.807287, -78.876420
- 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 Gipsy
- 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 Indiana County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana County
- Since Gipsy is near Clearfield County and also Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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 Gipsy
Communities Also Named Gipsy ...
We found two communities that are also named Gipsy.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Gipsy is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Limestone County
- This Gipsy is located in Limestone County and lies 605 miles [973.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Gipsy that is located in Indiana County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Gipsy.
- Missouri
- Bollinger County
- This Gipsy is located in Bollinger County and lies 656 miles [1,055.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Gipsy that is located in Indiana County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bollinger County community of Gipsy.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gipsy ...
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.
- Canoe Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Canoe Ridge is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe Ridge
- Cherry Tree
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cherry Tree is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Cush Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cush Creek is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cush Creek
- Cush Cushion Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Deckers Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Deckers Point is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckers Point
- Enterprise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Enterprise is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Flora
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Flora is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
- Glen Campbell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hillman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hillman is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
- Keal Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Keal Run is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keal Run
- Locust
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Locust is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
- Patchinville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Patchinville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchinville
- Purchase Line
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Purchase Line is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purchase Line
- Stifflertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stifflertown is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stifflertown
How Far From Gipsy 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 Gipsy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gipsy and extending to:
- Indiana, which is the Seat of Indiana County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gipsy to Indiana, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 110 miles [177 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 164 miles [263.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,892 miles [9,482.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,609 miles [10,636.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,484 miles [7,216.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gipsy) 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 Gipsy 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 Gipsy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8073, Longitude: -78.8764 In this case, the coordinates for Gipsy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.876 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.854 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.782 degrees. |
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