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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 Kaulmont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kaulmont 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 Kaulmont:
    • 41.428117, -78.527521
    • 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 Kaulmont
  • 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 Elk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Elk County
    • Since Kaulmont is near Cameron County and also Clearfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cameron 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 Kaulmont

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kaulmont ...

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.

  • Boot Jack
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Boot Jack is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boot Jack
  • Brandy Camp
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Brandy Camp is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Camp
  • Coal Hollow
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Coal Hollow is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hollow
  • Earlyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Earlyville is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlyville
  • Five Points
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Five Points is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Force
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Force is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Force
  • Four Points
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Four Points is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
  • Glen Hazel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Glen Hazel is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hazel
  • Grandview
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Grandview is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Howard Siding
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Howard Siding is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Siding
    • Lynchville
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Lynchville is located in Elk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchville
    • Medix Run
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Medix Run is located in Elk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medix Run
    • Squab Hollow
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Squab Hollow is located in Elk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squab Hollow
    • Weedville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Whistletown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Whistletown is located in Elk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistletown

How Far From Kaulmont to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kaulmont and extending to:

  • Ridgway, which is the Seat of Elk County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Kaulmont to Ridgway, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 116 miles [186.7 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 191 miles [307.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,851 miles [9,416.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,570 miles [10,573.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,445 miles [7,153.5 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kaulmont) 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 Kaulmont 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 Kaulmont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4281, Longitude: -78.5275       In this case, the coordinates for Kaulmont have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.619 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.658 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.381 degrees.