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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 Gladden Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gladden Heights 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 Gladden Heights:
- 40.362014, -80.245893
- 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 Gladden Heights
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Gladden Heights is near Allegheny County and also Beaver County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allegheny County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Beaver 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 Gladden Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gladden Heights ...
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.
- Bishop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bishop is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Candor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Candor is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
- Cecil
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Champion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Champion is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
- Cherry Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cherry Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Cokeburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cokeburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Federal
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Federal is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal
- Gregg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gregg is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg
- Hickory
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Muse
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Muse is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muse
- Muse Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Muse Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muse Junction
- National Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- National Hill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Hill
- Noblestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Noblestown is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noblestown
- Sturgeon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Gladden Heights 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 Gladden Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Gladden Heights and extending to:
- Washington, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Gladden Heights to Washington, with an average speed<3> 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 177 miles [284.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 198 miles [318.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,967 miles [9,603 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,686 miles [10,760.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,561 miles [7,340.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Gladden Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Gladden Heights 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 Gladden Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3620, Longitude: -80.2459 In this case, the coordinates for Gladden Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.745 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.771 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.566 degrees. |
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