Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in McMinns Summit, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McMinns Summit and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for McMinns Summit
- 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 McMinns Summit:
- 41.202839, -78.775307
- 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 McMinns Summit
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since McMinns Summit is near Clearfield County and also Elk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clearfield County
- eBird sighting report for Elk 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near McMinns Summit ...
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.
- Cartwright
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cartwright have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Cartwright is located in Elk County
- Clear Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Erie Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erie Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie Junction
- Erie Junction is located in Jefferson County
- Falls Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Creek
- Falls Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls Creek <2>
- Harveys Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harveys Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveys Run
- Harveys Run is located in Jefferson County
- Lanes Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanes Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Mills
- Lanes Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Red Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
- Red Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Rockdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Treasure Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Treasure Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Lake
- Treasure Lake is located in Clearfield County
How Far From McMinns Summit 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 McMinns Summit to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in McMinns Summit and extending to:
- Brookville, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from McMinns Summit to Brookville, with an average speed<4> 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 five to six hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 117 miles [188.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 183 miles [294.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,871 miles [9,448.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,589 miles [10,604 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,465 miles [7,185.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McMinns Summit. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- McMinns Summit) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McMinns Summit. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2028, Longitude: -78.7753 In this case, the coordinates for McMinns Summit have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 McMinns Summit to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.788 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.815 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.583 degrees. |