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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 Pancoast, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pancoast 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 Pancoast:
- 41.128625, -78.822830
- 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 Pancoast
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Pancoast is near Clearfield County and also Elk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clearfield County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Elk 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 Pancoast
Communities Also Named Pancoast ...
We found one communities that are also named Pancoast.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Pancoast is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Pancoast in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Jersey
- Atlantic County
- This Pancoast is located in Atlantic County and lies 235 miles [378.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Pancoast that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atlantic County community of Pancoast.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pancoast ...
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.
- Clear Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clear Run is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Run
- Deemers Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Deemers Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deemers Crossroads
- Falls Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Harveys Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harveys Run is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveys Run
- Oklahoma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oklahoma is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Red Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rockdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rockdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Sandy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Sandy Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Soldier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Soldier is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldier
- Stanley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
How Far From Pancoast to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Pancoast to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pancoast and extending to:
- Brookville, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Pancoast to Brookville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 117 miles [188.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 180 miles [289.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,876 miles [9,456.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,594 miles [10,612 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,469 miles [7,192.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pancoast) 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 Pancoast 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 Pancoast. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1286, Longitude: -78.8228 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.823 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.842 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.633 degrees. |
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