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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 Jewtown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jewtown 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 Jewtown:
- 40.631456, -78.905862
- 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 Jewtown
- 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 Jewtown is near Cambria County and also Clearfield 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 Clearfield 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 Jewtown
Communities Also Named Jewtown ...
We found one communities that are also named Jewtown.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Jewtown is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Jewtown in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Glynn County
- This Jewtown is located in Glynn County and lies 668 miles [1,075 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Jewtown that is located in Indiana County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glynn County community of Jewtown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jewtown ...
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.
- Adams Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Adams Crossing is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Crossing
- Blue Goose
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Goose is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Goose
- Buck Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Buck Run is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Run
- Charlies Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Charlies Grove is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlies Grove
- Commodore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Concrete Bridge Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cookport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cookport is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookport
- Cush Cushion Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Diamondville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Diamondville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondville
- Greenwich
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwich is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Learn Settlement
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Learn Settlement is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Learn Settlement
- Long Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Long Run is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Lovejoy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lovejoy is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Manor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Manor is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
- Martintown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Martintown is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martintown
- Pikes Peak
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pikes Peak is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
- Rembrant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rembrant is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rembrant
- Sample Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sample Run is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sample Run
- Spruce
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spruce is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
- Starford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Starford is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starford
- Strongstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Uniontown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Uniontown is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
How Far From Jewtown 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 Jewtown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Jewtown and extending to:
- Indiana, which is the Seat of Indiana County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Jewtown to Indiana, with an average speed<3> 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 109 miles [175.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 155 miles [249.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,901 miles [9,496.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,617 miles [10,649 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,493 miles [7,230.8 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 from Point A (ie- Jewtown) 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 Jewtown 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 Jewtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6315, Longitude: -78.9059 In this case, the coordinates for Jewtown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.906 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.859 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.862 degrees. |
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