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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 Gorman Summit, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gorman Summit 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 Gorman Summit:
- 40.794231, -78.886698
- 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 Gorman Summit
- 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 Gorman Summit 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 Gorman Summit
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gorman Summit ...
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
(5 miles [8 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
- Commodore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cookport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cookport is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookport
- 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
(5 miles [8 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 northwest)
- Enterprise is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Flora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Flora is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
- Glen Campbell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Keal Run
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Patchinville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Patchinville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchinville
- Purchase Line
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Uniontown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Uniontown is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
How Far From Gorman Summit 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 Gorman Summit to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Gorman Summit and extending to:
- Indiana, which is the Seat of Indiana County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gorman Summit 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 five to six hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 111 miles [178.6 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 163 miles [262.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than 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 5,893 miles [9,483.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,610 miles [10,637.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,485 miles [7,217.9 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gorman Summit) 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 Gorman Summit 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 Gorman Summit. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7942, Longitude: -78.8867 In this case, the coordinates for Gorman Summit have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.884 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.86 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.791 degrees. |
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