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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mount Dallas
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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) - Charlesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charlesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Charlesville is located in Bedford County
- Clearville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearville
- Clearville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearville <3>
- Cliffs ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Crystal Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
- Crystal Spring is located in Fulton County
- Cypher
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Dutch Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Corner
- Dutch Corner is located in Bedford County
- Everett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Everett is located in Bedford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,717 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everett <3>
- Foreman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Gapsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Graceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
- Graceville is located in Bedford County
- Hopewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopewell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Hopewell is located in Bedford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopewell <3>
- Mattie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Texas Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Texas Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas Corner
- Texas Corner is located in Bedford County
- Yellow Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Yellow Creek is located in Bedford County
- Gapsville
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<4> 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]<4> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Mount Dallas to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5>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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,495 miles [7,234 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mount Dallas. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Commonwealth 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mount Dallas) to Point B.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> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.632 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.454 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.871 degrees. |