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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 Mayport, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mayport 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 Mayport:
- 41.033677, -79.251428
- 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 Mayport
- 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 Clarion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarion County
- Since Mayport is near Armstrong County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Armstrong County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Mayport
Communities Also Named Mayport ...
We found one communities that are also named Mayport.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Mayport is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Mayport in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Duval County
- This Mayport is located in Duval County and lies 744 miles [1,197.4 km]<1> to the south of the Mayport that is located in Clarion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Mayport.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mayport ...
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.
- Climax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Climax is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Conifer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Conifer is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conifer
- Content
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Content is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Content
- Cottage Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cottage Hill is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
- Crates
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Crates is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crates
- Distant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Frogtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Frogtown is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Frostburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Frostburg is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostburg
- Heathville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Heathville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathville
- Kingsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kingsville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville
- Limestone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Limestone is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Pansy
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pansy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Rockville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rockville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Spaces Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spaces Corners is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaces Corners
- Summerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Summerville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
- Sunrise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sunrise is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
How Far From Mayport to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Mayport to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mayport and extending to:
- Clarion, which is the Seat of Clarion County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mayport to Clarion, 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 134 miles [215.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 188 miles [302.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 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 6,616 miles [10,647.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,492 miles [7,229.2 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- Mayport) 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 Mayport 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 Mayport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0337, Longitude: -79.2514 In this case, the coordinates for Mayport have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.093 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.134 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.865 degrees. |
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