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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 Graceton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Graceton 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 Graceton:
- 40.506586, -79.168183
- 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 Graceton
- 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 Graceton is near Westmoreland County and also Clinton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton 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 Graceton
Communities Also Named Graceton ...
We found three communities that are also named Graceton.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Graceton is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Harford County
- This Graceton is located in Harford County and lies 156 miles [251.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Graceton that is located in Indiana County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Graceton.
- Minnesota
- Lake of the Woods County
- This Graceton is located in Lake of the Woods County and lies 954 miles [1,535.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Graceton that is located in Indiana County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake of the Woods County community of Graceton.
- Texas
- Upshur County
- This Graceton is located in Upshur County and lies 1,017 miles [1,636.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Graceton that is located in Indiana County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of Graceton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Graceton ...
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.
- Black Lick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Black Lick is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lick
- Coral
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Homer City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Josephine
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Marshall Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall Heights is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Heights
- Red Barn
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Red Barn is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Barn
- Tearing Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tearing Run is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tearing Run
- Tide
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tide is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tide
- Two Lick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Two Lick is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Lick
How Far From Graceton 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 Graceton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Graceton and extending to:
- Indiana, which is the Seat of Indiana County, lies just to the North.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Graceton to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 158 miles [254.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,917 miles [9,522.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,634 miles [10,676.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,509 miles [7,256.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Graceton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Graceton 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 Graceton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5066, Longitude: -79.1682 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.074 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.031 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.027 degrees. |
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