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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 Kegg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kegg 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 Kegg:
- 39.981680, -78.720641
- 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 Kegg
- 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 Kegg is near Somerset County and also Allegany County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allegany 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 Kegg
Communities Also Named Kegg ...
We found one communities that are also named Kegg.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Kegg is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Kegg in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Siskiyou County
- This Kegg is located in Siskiyou County and lies 2,239 miles [3,603.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Kegg that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Siskiyou County community of Kegg.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kegg ...
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.
- Bard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bard is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bard
- Burning Bush
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Burning Bush is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Bush
- Fossilville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fossilville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossilville
- Glen Savage
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Savage is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Savage
- Grand View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grand View is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
- Gravel Pit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gravel Pit is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Pit
- Helixville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Helixville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helixville
- Indian Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Lake is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Manns Choice
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Paris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Reels Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Reels Corners is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reels Corners
- Rockville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Sulphur Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
How Far From Kegg 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 Kegg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kegg and extending to:
- Bedford, which is the Seat of Bedford County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Kegg 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 99 miles [159.3 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 116 miles [186.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,921 miles [9,528.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,635 miles [10,678 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,510 miles [7,258.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Kegg) 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 Kegg 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 Kegg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9817, Longitude: -78.7206 In this case, the coordinates for Kegg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.831 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.675 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.026 degrees. |
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