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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Juniata 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:
    • 40.538402, -78.381403
    • 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
  • 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 Blair County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Blair County
    • Since Juniata is near Cambria County and also Huntingdon 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 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

Communities Also Named Juniata ...

We found eleven communities that are also named Juniata.

There are three communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Juniata.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Fayette County
      • This Juniata is located in Fayette County and lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Juniata that is located in Blair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Juniata.
    • Perry County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Juniata [Perry County].
    • Philadelphia County
      • This Juniata is located in Philadelphia County and lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<1> to the east of the Juniata that is located in Blair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Philadelphia County community of Juniata.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Pueblo County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Juniata [Pueblo County].
    • Iowa
      • Buena Vista County
      • This Juniata is located in Buena Vista County and lies 876 miles [1,409.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Juniata that is located in Blair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buena Vista County community of Juniata.
    • Kansas
      • Lane County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Juniata [Lane County].
      • Lincoln County
      • This Juniata is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,043 miles [1,678.5 km]<1> to the west of the Juniata that is located in Blair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Juniata.
      • Pottawatomie County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Juniata [Pottawatomie County].
    • Michigan
      • Tuscola County
      • This Juniata is located in Tuscola County and lies 325 miles [523 km]<1> to the northwest of the Juniata that is located in Blair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscola County community of Juniata.
    • Nebraska
      • Adams County
      • This Juniata is located in Adams County and lies 1,053 miles [1,694.6 km]<1> to the west of the Juniata that is located in Blair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Juniata.
    • North Carolina
      • Surry County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Juniata [Surry County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Juniata ...

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.

  • Canoe Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Canoe Creek is located in Blair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe Creek
  • Coupon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Coupon is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coupon
  • Cross Keys
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cross Keys is located in Blair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
  • Eldorado
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Eldorado is located in Blair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
  • Flowing Spring
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Flowing Spring is located in Blair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowing Spring
  • Gaysport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Gaysport is located in Blair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaysport
  • Greenwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Greenwood is located in Blair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Highland Fling
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Highland Fling is located in Blair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Fling
  • Hollidaysburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Homer Gap
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Homer Gap is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer Gap
    • Mill Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Mill Run is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Run
    • Roots
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Roots is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roots
    • Sickles Corner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Sickles Corner is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sickles Corner
    • Stiffler
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Stiffler is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiffler
    • Sunbrook
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Sunbrook is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbrook

How Far From Juniata 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 Juniata to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Juniata and extending to:

  • Hollidaysburg, which is the Seat of Blair County, lies just to the South.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Juniata to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 133 miles [214 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,883 miles [9,467.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,598 miles [10,618.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,474 miles [7,200.2 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 from Point A (ie- Juniata) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Juniata could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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 Juniata 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. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5384, Longitude: -78.3814       In this case, the coordinates for Juniata have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.591 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.488 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.663 degrees.