Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Oppenheimer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oppenheimer and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Oppenheimer
- 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 Oppenheimer:
- 40.123691, -78.471127
- 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 Oppenheimer
- 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 Oppenheimer is near Blair County and also Somerset County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Blair County
- eBird sighting report for Somerset 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 Oppenheimer ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Churchville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churchville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
- Churchville is located in Bedford County
- Cliffs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Dutch Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- 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
- Fishertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishertown
- Fishertown is located in Bedford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishertown <2>
- Foreman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Little Jack Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Jack Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Jack Corners
- Little Jack Corners is located in Bedford County
- Maria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - New Enterprise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Enterprise
- New Enterprise is located in Bedford County
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- Pleasantville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasantville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Pleasantville is located in Bedford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
- Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Spring Meadow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadow
- Spring Meadow is located in Bedford County
- Springhope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springhope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhope
- Springhope is located in Bedford County
- Texas Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Yellow Creek is located in Bedford County
- Pleasantville
How Far From Oppenheimer 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 Oppenheimer to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Oppenheimer and extending to:
- Bedford, which is the Seat of Bedford County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Oppenheimer to Bedford, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 84 miles [135.2 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 114 miles [183.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,905 miles [9,503.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,618 miles [10,650.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,494 miles [7,232.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oppenheimer. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Oppenheimer) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oppenheimer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1237, Longitude: -78.4711 In this case, the coordinates for Oppenheimer have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Oppenheimer to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.671 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.516 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.862 degrees. |