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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 Graceville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Graceville 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 Graceville:
- 40.051389, -78.243730
- 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 Graceville
- 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 Bedford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford County
- Since Graceville is near Fulton County and also Huntingdon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Huntingdon 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 Graceville
Communities Also Named Graceville ...
We found two communities that are also named Graceville.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Graceville is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Jackson County
- This Graceville is located in Jackson County and lies 748 miles [1,203.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Graceville that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Graceville.
- Minnesota
- Big Stone County
- This Graceville is located in Big Stone County and lies 994 miles [1,599.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Graceville that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Big Stone County community of Graceville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Graceville ...
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.
- Budds Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Budds Place is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budds Place
- Coaldale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Coaldale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Cypher
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cypher is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypher
- Hopewell
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jerkwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jerkwater is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerkwater
- Old Mountain House
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Mountain House is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mountain House
- Sandy Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sandy Run is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Run
- Shortys Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shortys Place is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortys Place
- Stone Row
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stone Row is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Row
- Valley-Hi
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Valley-Hi is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley-Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
How Far From Graceville 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 Graceville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Graceville and extending to:
- Bedford, which is the Seat of Bedford County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Graceville to Bedford, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 73 miles [117.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 102 miles [164.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,899 miles [9,493.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,611 miles [10,639.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,487 miles [7,221.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Graceville) 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 Graceville 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 Graceville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0514, Longitude: -78.2437 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.538 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.353 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.79 degrees. |
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