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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 Littletown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Littletown 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 Littletown:
- 40.522414, -79.034410
- 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 Littletown
- 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 Indiana County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana County
- Since Littletown is near Cambria County and also Westmoreland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cambria County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland 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 Littletown
Communities Also Named Littletown ...
We found three communities that are also named Littletown.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Littletown is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Pima County
- This Littletown is located in Pima County and lies 1,851 miles [2,978.9 km]<1> to the west of the Littletown that is located in Indiana County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pima County community of Littletown.
- New Jersey
- Hunterdon County
- This Littletown is located in Hunterdon County and lies 213 miles [342.8 km]<1> to the east of the Littletown that is located in Indiana County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunterdon County community of Littletown.
- Virginia
- Loudoun County
- This Littletown is located in Loudoun County and lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Littletown that is located in Indiana County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudoun County community of Littletown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Littletown ...
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.
- Boltz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Boltz is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltz
- Charlies Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Charlies Grove is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlies Grove
- Claghorn ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clyde
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clyde is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Coral
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dilltown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Homer City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ideal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ideal is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal
- Pikes Peak
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pikes Peak is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
- Red Barn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Red Barn is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Barn
- Red Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Red Mill is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
- Strongstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Suncliff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tearing Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tearing Run is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tearing Run
- Tide
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tide is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tide
- Two Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Two Lick is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Lick
- Upper Two Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Upper Two Lick is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Two Lick
How Far From Littletown 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 Littletown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Littletown and extending to:
- Indiana, which is the Seat of Indiana County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Littletown to Indiana, 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 114 miles [183.5 km] to the east (E). 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 154 miles [247.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,911 miles [9,512.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,627 miles [10,665.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,502 miles [7,245.3 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 from Point A (ie- Littletown) 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 Littletown 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 Littletown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5224, Longitude: -79.0344 In this case, the coordinates for Littletown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.991 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.94 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.961 degrees. |
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