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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 Gum Stump, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gum Stump and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Gum Stump:
    • 40.980337, -77.849448
    • 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 Gum Stump
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gum Stump ...

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.

  • Big Spring
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
    • Big Spring is located in Centre County
  • Butts
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butts
    • Butts is located in Centre County
  • Clarence
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
    • Clarence is located in Centre County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarence <2>
  • Curtin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curtin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtin
    • Curtin is located in Centre County
  • Dry Top
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Top have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Top
    • Dry Top is located in Centre County
  • Fountain
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
    • Fountain is located in Centre County
  • Lyonstown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyonstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonstown
    • Lyonstown is located in Centre County
  • Milesburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Pancake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pancake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pancake
    • Pancake is located in Centre County
  • Pleasant View
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
    • Pleasant View is located in Centre County
  • Poorman Side
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poorman Side
    • Poorman Side is located in Centre County
  • Runville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Runville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runville
    • Runville is located in Centre County
  • Snow Shoe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Shoe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Shoe
    • Snow Shoe is located in Centre County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow Shoe <2>
  • Unionville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)

How Far From Gum Stump to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Gum Stump to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Gum Stump and extending to:

  • Bellefonte, which is the Seat of Centre County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 69 miles [111 km]<3> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Gum Stump to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 150 miles [241.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,843 miles [9,403.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,558 miles [10,554.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,433 miles [7,134.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gum Stump. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gum Stump) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gum Stump. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9803, Longitude: -77.8494       In this case, the coordinates for Gum Stump have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Gum Stump to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.235 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.153 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.251 degrees.









 

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