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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 Mench, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mench 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 Mench:
- 39.973417, -78.324458
- 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 Mench
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford County
- Since Mench is near Fulton County and also Huntingdon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Huntingdon 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 Mench
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mench ...
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
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cliffs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cliffs is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs
- Crystal Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Crystal Spring is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
- Cypher
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cypher is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypher
- Emmaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Emmaville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- Everett
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Five Forks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Five Forks is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Foreman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Foreman is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreman
- Gapsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gapsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapsville
- Graceville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Graceville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
- Hopewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mattie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mattie is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Old Mountain House
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Old Mountain House is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mountain House
- Valley-Hi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Valley-Hi is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley-Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
How Far From Mench 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 Mench to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mench and extending to:
- Bedford, which is the Seat of Bedford County, lies just to the West.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Mench 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 5 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 101 miles [162.5 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,905 miles [9,503.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,618 miles [10,650.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,493 miles [7,230.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Mench) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mench 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 Mench. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9734, Longitude: -78.3245 In this case, the coordinates for Mench have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.592 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.402 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.855 degrees. |
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