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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 Loretto, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Loretto 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 Loretto:
- 40.505318, -78.634589
- 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 Loretto
- 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 Cambria County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cambria County
- Since Loretto is near Blair County and also Indiana 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 Indiana 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 Loretto
Communities Also Named Loretto ...
We found fourteen communities that are also named Loretto.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Loretto is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Cullman County
- This Loretto is located in Cullman County and lies 635 miles [1,021.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Loretto that is located in Cambria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cullman County community of Loretto.
- California
- Inyo County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Inyo County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Inyo County community of Loretto.
- Florida
- Duval County
- This Loretto is located in Duval County and lies 733 miles [1,179.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Loretto that is located in Cambria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Loretto.
- Illinois
- Livingston County
- This Loretto is located in Livingston County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km]<1> to the west of the Loretto that is located in Cambria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Loretto.
- Kentucky
- Marion County
- This Loretto is located in Marion County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Loretto that is located in Cambria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Loretto.
- Maryland
- Somerset County
- This Loretto is located in Somerset County and lies 221 miles [355.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Loretto that is located in Cambria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Loretto.
- Michigan
- Dickinson County
- This Loretto is located in Dickinson County and lies 587 miles [944.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Loretto that is located in Cambria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickinson County community of Loretto.
- Minnesota
- Hennepin County
- This Loretto is located in Hennepin County and lies 820 miles [1,319.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Loretto that is located in Cambria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hennepin County community of Loretto.
- Nebraska
- Boone County
- This Loretto is located in Boone County and lies 1,012 miles [1,628.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Loretto that is located in Cambria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Loretto.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Loretto lies 1,102 miles [1,773.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Loretto that is located in Cambria County.
- Ohio
- Belmont County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Belmont County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Loretto.
- Ontario
- This Loretto lies 252 miles [405.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Loretto that is located in Cambria County.
- Tennessee
- Lawrence County
- This Loretto is located in Lawrence County and lies 608 miles [978.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Loretto that is located in Cambria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Loretto.
- Virginia
- Essex County
- This Loretto is located in Essex County and lies 187 miles [300.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Loretto that is located in Cambria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Loretto.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Loretto ...
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.
- Bens Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chest Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Coupon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Coupon is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coupon
- Greenfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Greenfield is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Jamestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jamestown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Lower Dutchtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lower Dutchtown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Dutchtown
- Munster
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oil City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oil City is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Plane Bank
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Plane Bank is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plane Bank
- Shoemaker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shoemaker is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemaker
- Tripoli
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tripoli is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripoli
- Tunnelhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tunnelhill is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Wildwood Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wildwood Springs is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Springs
How Far From Loretto to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Loretto to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Loretto and extending to:
- Ebensburg, which is the Seat of Cambria County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Loretto 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 6 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 139 miles [223.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,895 miles [9,487.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,611 miles [10,639.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,486 miles [7,219.5 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Loretto) 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 Loretto, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Loretto 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 Loretto. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5053, Longitude: -78.6346 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.747 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.661 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.789 degrees. |
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