Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mattie, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mattie and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mattie
- 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 Mattie:
- 39.919530, -78.298068
- 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 Mattie
- 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 Mattie is near Fulton County and also Allegany County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- eBird sighting report for Allegany 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 Mattie ...
We found seven communities that share the name Mattie.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Mattie is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
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- Florida
- Georgia
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- Mississippi
- Ohio
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mattie ...
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.
- Clearville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearville
- Clearville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearville <5>
- Crystal Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
- Crystal Spring is located in Fulton County
- Emmaville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- Emmaville is located in Fulton County
- Everett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everett have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Everett is located in Bedford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,717 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everett <5>
- Five Forks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Five Forks is located in Bedford County
- Flickerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flickerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flickerville
- Flickerville is located in Fulton County
- Gapsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Old Mountain House
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Mountain House have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mountain House
- Old Mountain House is located in Fulton County
- Robinsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Robinsonville is located in Bedford County
How Far From Mattie 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 Mattie to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mattie and extending to:
- Bedford, which is the Seat of Bedford County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mattie to Bedford, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 78 miles [125.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 97 miles [156.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,907 miles [9,506.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,619 miles [10,652.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,494 miles [7,232.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mattie. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Mattie could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mattie) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mattie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9195, Longitude: -78.2981 In this case, the coordinates for Mattie have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Mattie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Mattie to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.579 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.379 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.864 degrees. |