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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 Overlook Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Overlook Heights 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 Overlook Heights:
- 40.807283, -77.884169
- 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 Overlook Heights
- 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 Overlook Heights is near Huntingdon County and also Mifflin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Huntingdon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mifflin 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 Overlook Heights
Communities Also Named Overlook Heights ...
We found one communities that are also named Overlook Heights.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Overlook Heights is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Overlook Heights in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Culpeper County
- This Overlook Heights is located in Culpeper County and lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<1> to the south of the Overlook Heights that is located in Centre County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Culpeper County community of Overlook Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Overlook Heights ...
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.
- Buffalo Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Buffalo Run is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Run
- Circle Ville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Circle Ville is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle Ville
- Dale Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dale Summit is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Summit
- Hunter Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hunter Park is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Park
- Julian
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Marysville is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Oak Hall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Hall is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hall
- Panorama Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Panorama Village is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
- Park Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Park Hills is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hills
- Shingletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shingletown is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- University Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- University Park is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- Waddle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Waddle is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddle
How Far From Overlook Heights 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 Overlook Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Overlook Heights and extending to:
- Bellefonte, which is the Seat of Centre County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Overlook Heights to Bellefonte, with an average speed<3> 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 63 miles [101.4 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 139 miles [223.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 5,851 miles [9,416.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,566 miles [10,567 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,442 miles [7,148.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Overlook Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Overlook Heights 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 Overlook Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8073, Longitude: -77.8842 In this case, the coordinates for Overlook Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.269 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.165 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.335 degrees. |
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