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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 Nittany, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nittany 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 Nittany:
- 40.997565, -77.556105
- 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 Nittany
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Centre County
- Since Nittany is near Clinton County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Nittany
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nittany ...
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.
- Big Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Big Run is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Cedar Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Springs is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Curtin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Curtin is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtin
- Draketown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Draketown is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
- Eagleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eagleville is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Farmers Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Farmers Mills is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
- Forest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Forest is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Green Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Green Grove is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Howard
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mingoville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mingoville is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingoville
- Mount Eagle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Eagle is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Eagle
- Rockville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Spring Bank
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Bank is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bank
- Spring Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wolfs Store
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wolfs Store is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Store
- Zion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Zion is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
How Far From Nittany to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Nittany to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Nittany and extending to:
- Bellefonte, which is the Seat of Centre County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Nittany to Bellefonte, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 60 miles [96.6 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 147 miles [236.6 km] to the south (S). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,830 miles [9,382.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,545 miles [10,533.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,420 miles [7,113.3 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' (or 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- Nittany) 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 Nittany 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 Nittany. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9976, Longitude: -77.5561 In this case, the coordinates for Nittany have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.054 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.952 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.112 degrees. |
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