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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 Mount Dallas, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Dallas 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 Mount Dallas:
- 40.012026, -78.395016
- 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 Mount Dallas
- 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 Mount Dallas 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 Mount Dallas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Dallas ...
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.
- Cessna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cessna is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cessna
- Charlesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Charlesville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Clearville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cliffs ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cliffs is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs
- Crystal Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Spring is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
- Cypher
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cypher is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypher
- Dutch Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dutch Corner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Corner
- Everett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Foreman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Foreman is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreman
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Gapsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gapsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapsville
- Graceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Graceville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
- Hopewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mattie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mattie is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Texas Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Texas Corner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas Corner
- Yellow Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Yellow Creek is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
How Far From Mount Dallas 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 Mount Dallas to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mount Dallas and extending to:
- Bedford, which is the Seat of Bedford County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 82 miles [132 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Mount Dallas 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 105 miles [169 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,907 miles [9,506.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,620 miles [10,653.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,495 miles [7,234 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mount Dallas) 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 Mount Dallas 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 Mount Dallas. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0120, Longitude: -78.3950 In this case, the coordinates for Mount Dallas have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.632 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.454 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.871 degrees. |
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