Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Milesburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Milesburg and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Milesburg
- 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 Milesburg:
- 40.943111, -77.786757
- 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 Milesburg
- 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 Centre County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Centre County
- Since Milesburg is near Clinton County and also Clearfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clinton County
- eBird sighting report for Clearfield 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 Milesburg ...
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.
- Axemann
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Big Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Big Spring is located in Centre County
- Curtin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Dry Top
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Fishermans Paradise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishermans Paradise have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishermans Paradise
- Fishermans Paradise is located in Centre County
- Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Gum Stump
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Hunter Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Park
- Hunter Park is located in Centre County
- Lyonstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mount Eagle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Eagle
- Mount Eagle is located in Centre County
- Pleasant Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Gap
- Pleasant Gap is located in Centre County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Gap <2>
- Pleasant View
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Centre County
- Runville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Unionville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Centre County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <2>
- Zion
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Zion is located in Centre County
- Mount Eagle
How Far From Milesburg 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 Milesburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Milesburg and extending to:
- Bellefonte, which is the Seat of Centre County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<3> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Milesburg to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 146 miles [235 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 9 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,842 miles [9,401.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,557 miles [10,552.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,432 miles [7,132.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Milesburg. 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 '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- Milesburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Milesburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9431, Longitude: -77.7868 |
| <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 Milesburg 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 308.199 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.107 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.237 degrees. |