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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 Larke, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Larke 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 Larke:
- 40.427574, -78.205843
- 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 Larke
- 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 Larke is near Huntingdon County and also Bedford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Huntingdon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford 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 Larke
Curious and Interesting Names Near Larke ...
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.
- Beavertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beavertown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
- Canoe Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Canoe Creek is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe Creek
- Cherrytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cherrytown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrytown
- Clappertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clappertown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clappertown
- Clover Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Creek is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Flowing Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Flowing Spring is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowing Spring
- Franklin Forge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Franklin Forge is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Forge
- Hollidaysburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Loop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Loop is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loop
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Martinsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise Furnace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise Furnace is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Furnace
- Reservoir
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Reservoir is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir
- Shelltown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shelltown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelltown
- Sickles Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sickles Corner is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sickles Corner
- Yellow Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Yellow Spring is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Spring
How Far From Larke 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 Larke to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Larke and extending to:
- Hollidaysburg, which is the Seat of Blair County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Larke to Hollidaysburg, 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 70 miles [112.7 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 about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 122 miles [196.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 5,881 miles [9,464.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,595 miles [10,613.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,470 miles [7,193.8 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' (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- Larke) 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 Larke 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 Larke. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4276, Longitude: -78.2058 In this case, the coordinates for Larke have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.491 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.358 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.628 degrees. |
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