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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 Pancake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pancake 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 Pancake:
- 41.051367, -77.919004
- 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 Pancake
- 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 Pancake is near Clinton County and also Clearfield 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 Clearfield 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 Pancake
Communities Also Named Pancake ...
We found two communities that are also named Pancake.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Pancake is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Coryell County
- This Pancake is located in Coryell County and lies 1,278 miles [2,056.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pancake that is located in Centre County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coryell County community of Pancake.
- West Virginia
- Hampshire County
- This Pancake is located in Hampshire County and lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Pancake that is located in Centre County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampshire County community of Pancake.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pancake ...
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.
- Butts
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Butts is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butts
- Cherry Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cherry Run is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Clarence
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fountain
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fountain is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
- German Settlement
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- German Settlement is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Settlement
- Old Side
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Old Side is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Side
- Panther
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Panther is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Poorman Side
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Snow Shoe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Pancake 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 Pancake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pancake and extending to:
- Bellefonte, which is the Seat of Centre County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pancake 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 75 miles [120.7 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 155 miles [249.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 5,842 miles [9,401.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,558 miles [10,554.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,434 miles [7,135.8 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pancake) 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 Pancake 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 Pancake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0514, Longitude: -77.9190 In this case, the coordinates for Pancake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.272 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.207 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.254 degrees. |
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