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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 Number Thirty-Seven, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Number Thirty-Seven and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Number Thirty-Seven:
    • 40.251187, -78.859745
    • 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 Number Thirty-Seven
  • 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 Cambria County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cambria County
    • Since Number Thirty-Seven is near Somerset County and also Westmoreland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland 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 Number Thirty-Seven

Curious and Interesting Names Near Number Thirty-Seven ...

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.

  • Cover Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Cover Hill is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cover Hill
  • Daisytown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Daisytown is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisytown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
  • Dale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Dale is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
  • Davidsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Elton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ferndale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jerome Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jerome Junction is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome Junction
  • Maple Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Maple Ridge is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
  • Paint
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Paint is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
  • Parkstown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Parkstown is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkstown
  • Scalp Level
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Scalp Level is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalp Level
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
  • Stonycreek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Stonycreek is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonycreek
  • Walnut Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Walnut Grove is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

How Far From Number Thirty-Seven 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 Number Thirty-Seven to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Number Thirty-Seven and extending to:

  • Ebensburg, which is the Seat of Cambria County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Number Thirty-Seven to Ebensburg, 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 five to six hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 104 miles [167.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 134 miles [215.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,915 miles [9,519.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,630 miles [10,670 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,506 miles [7,251.7 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Number Thirty-Seven) 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 Number Thirty-Seven 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 Number Thirty-Seven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2512, Longitude: -78.8597       In this case, the coordinates for Number Thirty-Seven have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.90 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.795 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.986 degrees.