Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Graham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Graham and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Graham
- 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 Graham:
- 40.913669, -78.247236
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Graham
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Clearfield County
- Since Graham is near Centre County and also Huntingdon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Centre County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Graham ...
We found 38 communities that share the name Graham.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Graham is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another 38 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 38 communities, 35 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Graham County
- This Graham is located in Graham County and lies 1,814 miles [2,919.4 km]<1> to the west of the Graham that is located in Clearfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Graham County community of Graham.
- Mohave County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Mohave County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mohave County community of Graham.
- Arkansas
- British Columbia
- This Graham lies 2,147 miles [3,455.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Graham that is located in Clearfield County.
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Graham is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,224 miles [3,579.2 km]<1> to the west of the Graham that is located in Clearfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Graham.
- Sacramento County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Graham [Sacramento County].
- Siskiyou County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Graham [Siskiyou County].
- Florida
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Indiana
- Davies's County
- This Graham is located in Davies's County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Graham that is located in Clearfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davies's County community of Graham.
- Fountain County
- This Graham is located in Fountain County and lies 472 miles [759.6 km] to the west of the Graham that is located in Clearfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fountain County community of Graham.
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Graham [Jefferson County].
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Manitoba
- This Graham lies 1,120 miles [1,802.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Graham that is located in Clearfield County.
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Lauderdale County
- This Graham is located in Lauderdale County and lies 832 miles [1,339 km]<1> to the southwest of the Graham that is located in Clearfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Graham.
- Union County
- This Graham is located in Union County and lies 723 miles [1,163.6 km] to the southwest of the Graham that is located in Clearfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Graham.
- Missouri
- Nodaway County
- This Graham is located in Nodaway County and lies 881 miles [1,417.8 km]<1> to the west of the Graham that is located in Clearfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nodaway County community of Graham.
- Saint Louis County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Graham [Saint Louis County].
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Graham lies 829 miles [1,334.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Graham that is located in Clearfield County.
- Oregon
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Cameron County
- This Graham is located in Cameron County and lies 1,506 miles [2,423.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Graham that is located in Clearfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cameron County community of Graham.
- Garza County
- This Graham is located in Garza County and lies 1,382 miles [2,224.1 km] to the west southwest of the Graham that is located in Clearfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garza County community of Graham.
- Jasper County
- Although located in Jasper County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Graham.
- Young County
- This Graham is located in Young County and lies 1,239 miles [1,994 km] to the west southwest of the Graham that is located in Clearfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Young County community of Graham.
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Graham ...
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.
- Casanova
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casanova
- Casanova is located in Centre County
- Coaldale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Cuba Mines
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba Mines have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba Mines
- Cuba Mines is located in Clearfield County
- Glass City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glass City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass City
- Glass City is located in Centre County
- Hawk Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Oak Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Pardee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Scotch Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotch Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Hollow
- Scotch Hollow is located in Clearfield County
- Spike Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spike Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spike Island
- Spike Island is located in Centre County
- Stumptown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
How Far From Graham 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 Graham to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Graham and extending to:
- Clearfield, which is the Seat of Clearfield County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Graham to Clearfield, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 83 miles [133.6 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 153 miles [246.2 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,862 miles [9,434 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,578 miles [10,586.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,453 miles [7,166.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Graham. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Clearfield County: www.clearfieldco.org/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Graham) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Graham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9137, Longitude: -78.2472 In this case, the coordinates for Graham have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Graham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Graham could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Graham to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.483 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.424 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.456 degrees. |