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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 Koontzville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Koontzville 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 Koontzville:
- 39.937861, -78.468906
- 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 Koontzville
- 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 Koontzville is near Fulton County and also Allegany 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 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 Koontzville
Communities Also Named Koontzville ...
We found two communities that are also named Koontzville.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Koontzville is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Guilford County
- This Koontzville is located in Guilford County and lies 271 miles [436.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Koontzville that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of Koontzville.
- Washington
- Okanogan County
- This Koontzville is located in Okanogan County and lies 2,061 miles [3,316.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Koontzville that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Okanogan County community of Koontzville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Koontzville ...
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.
- Burning Bush
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Burning Bush is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Bush
- Charlesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Charlesville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Clearville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cliffs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cliffs is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs
- Everett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Five Forks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Five Forks is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Manns Choice
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rainsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rainsburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Sulphur Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
How Far From Koontzville 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 Koontzville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Koontzville and extending to:
- Bedford, which is the Seat of Bedford County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Koontzville to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>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 104 miles [167.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,913 miles [9,516.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,626 miles [10,663.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,501 miles [7,243.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Koontzville) 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 Koontzville 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 Koontzville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9379, Longitude: -78.4689 In this case, the coordinates for Koontzville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.681 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.498 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.932 degrees. |
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