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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 Lafayetteville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lafayetteville 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 Lafayetteville:
- 40.201745, -78.453626
- 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 Lafayetteville
- 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 Lafayetteville is near Blair County and also Huntingdon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blair 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 Lafayetteville
Communities Also Named Lafayetteville ...
We found two communities that are also named Lafayetteville.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Lafayetteville is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Dutchess County
- This Lafayetteville is located in Dutchess County and lies 273 miles [439.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lafayetteville that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dutchess County community of Lafayetteville.
- Ohio
- Franklin County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Franklin County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Lafayetteville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lafayetteville ...
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.
- Churchville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Churchville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
- Claysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cotton Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cotton Town is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Friesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Friesville is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesville
- King
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- King is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Little Jack Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Little Jack Corners is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Jack Corners
- Maria
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maria is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maria
- Musselman Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Musselman Grove is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musselman Grove
- New Enterprise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Enterprise is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Enterprise
- Queen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Queen is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen
- Texas Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Texas Corner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas Corner
How Far From Lafayetteville 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 Lafayetteville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lafayetteville and extending to:
- Bedford, which is the Seat of Bedford County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Lafayetteville to Bedford, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 83 miles [133.6 km] to the east (E). 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 117 miles [188.3 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,901 miles [9,496.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,615 miles [10,645.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,490 miles [7,226 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lafayetteville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lafayetteville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Lafayetteville 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 Lafayetteville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2017, Longitude: -78.4536 In this case, the coordinates for Lafayetteville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.656 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.51 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.825 degrees. |
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