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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 Glen Hope, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glen Hope 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 Glen Hope:
- 40.797986, -78.499892
- 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 Glen Hope
- 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 Clearfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clearfield County
- Since Glen Hope is near Cambria County and also Centre County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cambria County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Centre 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 Glen Hope
Communities Also Named Glen Hope ...
We found one communities that are also named Glen Hope.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Glen Hope.
Beyond Pennsylvania.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Chester County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Glen Hope [Chester County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Glen Hope ...
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.
- Boardman
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Boardman is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
- Booker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Booker is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
- Fallentimber
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Glasgow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glasgow is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Janesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Janesville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Kellytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kellytown is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellytown
- Lyleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mascot ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mascot is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
- Rosebud
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Smoke Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Smoke Run is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Run
- Utahville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Glen Hope 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 Glen Hope to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Glen Hope and extending to:
- Clearfield, which is the Seat of Clearfield County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Glen Hope to Clearfield, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 92 miles [148.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 152 miles [244.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,877 miles [9,458.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,593 miles [10,610.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,469 miles [7,192.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Glen Hope, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Glen Hope) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Glen Hope 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 Glen Hope. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7980, Longitude: -78.4999 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.646 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.591 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.616 degrees. |
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