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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 New Grenada, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Grenada 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 New Grenada:
- 40.134527, -78.087505
- 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 New Grenada
- 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Since New Grenada is near Bedford County and also Huntingdon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford 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 New Grenada
Curious and Interesting Names Near New Grenada ...
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.
- Budds Place
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Budds Place is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budds Place
- Coaldale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coaldale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Cooks
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cooks is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks
- Defiance
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Defiance is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
- Gracey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gracey is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracey
- Hickory Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Hill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Jerkwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jerkwater is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerkwater
- Knightsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Knightsville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Meadow Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Meadow Gap is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Gap
- Rocky Ridge ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Round Knob
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Round Knob is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Knob
- Sandy Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sandy Run is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Run
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Shortys Place
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shortys Place is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortys Place
- Stone Row
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stone Row is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Row
- Three Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waterfall
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
How Far From New Grenada 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 New Grenada to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in New Grenada and extending to:
- McConnellsburg, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from New Grenada to McConnellsburg, with an average speed<3> 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 four to five hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 64 miles [103 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 102 miles [164.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 5,889 miles [9,477.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,601 miles [10,623.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,477 miles [7,205 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- New Grenada) 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 New Grenada 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 New Grenada. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1345, Longitude: -78.0875 In this case, the coordinates for New Grenada have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.438 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.253 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.689 degrees. |
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