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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 Ideal, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ideal 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 Ideal:
- 40.633122, -79.068088
- 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 Ideal
- 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 Ideal is near Cambria County and also Armstrong County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cambria County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Armstrong 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 Ideal
Communities Also Named Ideal ...
We found six communities that are also named Ideal.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Ideal is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Macon County
- This Ideal is located in Macon County and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Ideal that is located in Indiana County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Ideal.
- Illinois
- Carroll County
- This Ideal is located in Carroll County and lies 573 miles [922.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Ideal that is located in Indiana County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Ideal.
- Manitoba
- This Ideal lies 1,124 miles [1,808.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ideal that is located in Indiana County.
- Ohio
- Guernsey County
- This Ideal is located in Guernsey County and lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Ideal that is located in Indiana County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guernsey County community of Ideal.
- South Dakota
- Tripp County
- This Ideal is located in Tripp County and lies 1,084 miles [1,744.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Ideal that is located in Indiana County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tripp County community of Ideal.
- Texas
- Sherman County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Sherman County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sherman County community of Ideal.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ideal ...
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.
- Buck Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Buck Run is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Run
- Chestnut Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Grove is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
- Chevy Chase Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chevy Chase Heights is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Heights
- Diamondville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Diamondville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondville
- Fowler Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fowler Heights is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Heights
- Grandview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Grandview is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Indiana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Manor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Manor is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
- Pikes Peak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pikes Peak is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
- Pleasant Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Rembrant
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rembrant is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rembrant
- Sample Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sample Run is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sample Run
- Upper Two Lick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Two Lick is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Two Lick
How Far From Ideal 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 Ideal to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ideal and extending to:
- Indiana, which is the Seat of Indiana County, lies just to the West.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 117 miles [188.3 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Ideal to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>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 161 miles [259.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,907 miles [9,506.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,624 miles [10,660.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,500 miles [7,242 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ideal) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Ideal, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Ideal 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 Ideal. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6331, Longitude: -79.0681 In this case, the coordinates for Ideal have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.005 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.973 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.935 degrees. |
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