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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 Gosford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gosford 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 Gosford:
- 40.850841, -79.507610
- 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 Gosford
- 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 Armstrong County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Armstrong County
- Since Gosford is near Clarion County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarion County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Butler 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 Gosford
Communities Also Named Gosford ...
We found one communities that are also named Gosford.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Gosford is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Gosford in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Kern County
- This Gosford is located in Kern County and lies 2,166 miles [3,485.8 km]<1> to the west of the Gosford that is located in Armstrong County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kern County community of Gosford.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gosford ...
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.
- Dog Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dog Town is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Frenchs Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Furnace Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Furnace Run is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Run
- Grandview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Grandview is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Green Acres is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Manorville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pine Furnace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pine Furnace is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Furnace
- Spaces Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Spaces Corners is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaces Corners
- Sunnyside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnyside is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Walkchalk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wick City
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
How Far From Gosford 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 Gosford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gosford and extending to:
- Kittanning, which is the Seat of Armstrong County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Gosford to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 187 miles [300.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,916 miles [9,520.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,634 miles [10,676.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,510 miles [7,258.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gosford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Gosford 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 Gosford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8508, Longitude: -79.5076 In this case, the coordinates for Gosford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.263 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.298 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.051 degrees. |
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