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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 Juniata Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Juniata Crossing 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 Juniata Crossing:
- 39.994528, -78.268624
- 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 Juniata Crossing
- 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 Bedford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford County
- Since Juniata Crossing is near Fulton County and also Huntingdon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Juniata Crossing
Curious and Interesting Names Near Juniata Crossing ...
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.
- Budds Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Budds Place is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budds Place
- Crystal Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Spring is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
- Emmaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Emmaville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- Everett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gapsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gapsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapsville
- Graceville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Graceville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
- Hopewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mattie
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mattie is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Old Mountain House
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Old Mountain House is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mountain House
- Shortys Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shortys Place is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortys Place
- Valley-Hi
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Valley-Hi is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley-Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
How Far From Juniata Crossing 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 Juniata Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Juniata Crossing and extending to:
- Bedford, which is the Seat of Bedford County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Juniata Crossing to Bedford, 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 75 miles [120.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 100 miles [160.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,902 miles [9,498.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,615 miles [10,645.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,490 miles [7,226 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Juniata Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Juniata Crossing 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 Juniata Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9945, Longitude: -78.2686 In this case, the coordinates for Juniata Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.557 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.366 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.822 degrees. |
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