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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 Gleasonton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gleasonton 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 Gleasonton:
- 41.354234, -77.703041
- 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 Gleasonton
- 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 Clinton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
- Since Gleasonton is near Lycoming County and also Potter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lycoming County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Potter 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 Gleasonton
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gleasonton ...
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.
- Bear Swamp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bear Swamp is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Swamp
- Bluestone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bluestone is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluestone
- Cooks Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cooks Run is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Run
- Cross Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Farwell
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Farwell is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
- Glen Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Union is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Union
- Gravel Lick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gravel Lick is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Lick
- Keating
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Keating is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating
- Slate Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Gleasonton 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 Gleasonton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Gleasonton and extending to:
- Lock Haven, which is the Seat of Clinton County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gleasonton to Lock Haven, 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 85 miles [136.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 173 miles [278.4 km] to the south (S). 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 5,821 miles [9,368 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,537 miles [10,520.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,413 miles [7,102 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gleasonton) 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 Gleasonton 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 Gleasonton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3542, Longitude: -77.7030 In this case, the coordinates for Gleasonton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.116 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.078 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.034 degrees. |
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