Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Marble City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marble City and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Marble City
- 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 Marble City:
- 40.146747, -78.305569
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Marble City
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Bedford County
- Since Marble City is near Huntingdon County and also Blair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Huntingdon County
- eBird sighting report for Blair 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Marble City ...
We found two communities that share the name Marble City.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Marble City is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Oklahoma
- Sequoyah County
- This Marble City is located in Sequoyah County and lies 952 miles [1,532.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Marble City that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sequoyah County community of Marble City.
- Tennessee
- Knox County
- This Marble City is located in Knox County and lies 422 miles [679.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Marble City that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Marble City.
- Oklahoma
Curious and Interesting Names Near Marble City ...
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.
- Cypher
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Defiance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Jerkwater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Little Jack Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Jack Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Jack Corners
- Little Jack Corners is located in Bedford County
- Marysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Marysville is located in Bedford County
- Riddlesburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddlesburg
- Riddlesburg is located in Bedford County
- Sandy Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Stone Row
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Sunny Side
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Side have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Sunny Side is located in Bedford County
- Yellow Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Yellow Creek is located in Bedford County
How Far From Marble City 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 Marble City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Marble City and extending to:
- Bedford, which is the Seat of Bedford County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Marble City to Bedford, with an average speed<3> 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 75 miles [120.7 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 109 miles [175.4 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,897 miles [9,490.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,610 miles [10,637.8 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>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Marble City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Marble City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Marble City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1467, Longitude: -78.3056 In this case, the coordinates for Marble City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Marble City to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.57 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.404 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.78 degrees. |