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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 Gravel Lick, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gravel Lick 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 Gravel Lick:
- 41.316730, -79.241708
- 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 Gravel Lick
- 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 Clarion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarion County
- Since Gravel Lick is near Forest County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Forest 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 Gravel Lick
Communities Also Named Gravel Lick ...
We found two communities that are also named Gravel Lick.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Gravel Lick.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Gravel Lick in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Potter County
- This Gravel Lick is located in Potter County and lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the east of the Gravel Lick that is located in Clarion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Potter County community of Gravel Lick.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Russell County
- This Gravel Lick is located in Russell County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Gravel Lick that is located in Clarion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Russell County community of Gravel Lick.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gravel Lick ...
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.
- Cook Tomb
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cook Tomb is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Tomb
- Cooksburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Crown is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Fisher
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fisher is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Helen Furnace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Helen Furnace is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen Furnace
- Hominy Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hominy Ridge is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hominy Ridge
- Leeper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Scotch Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Scotch Hill is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Hill
- Turkey Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Turkey Ridge is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Ridge
How Far From Gravel Lick 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 Gravel Lick to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gravel Lick and extending to:
- Clarion, which is the Seat of Clarion County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gravel Lick to Clarion, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 142 miles [228.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 203 miles [326.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,885 miles [9,471 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,605 miles [10,629.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,480 miles [7,209.9 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- Gravel Lick) 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 Gravel Lick 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 Gravel Lick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3167, Longitude: -79.2417 In this case, the coordinates for Gravel Lick have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.069 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.151 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.752 degrees. |
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