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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 Park View Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Park View 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 Park View Heights:
- 40.917839, -77.758057
- 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 Park View 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 Park View Heights is near Clinton County and also Mifflin 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 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 Park View Heights
Communities Also Named Park View Heights ...
We found two communities that are also named Park View Heights.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Park View Heights is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Miami County
- This Park View Heights is located in Miami County and lies 433 miles [696.8 km]<1> to the west of the Park View Heights that is located in Centre County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami County community of Park View Heights.
- North Carolina
- Rowan County
- This Park View Heights is located in Rowan County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Park View Heights that is located in Centre County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rowan County community of Park View Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Park View 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.
- Axemann
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Axemann is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axemann
- Big Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Big Spring is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Curtin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Curtin is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtin
- Dry Top
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Top is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Top
- Fishermans Paradise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fishermans Paradise is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishermans Paradise
- Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Forest is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Lyonstown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lyonstown is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonstown
- Milesburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Peru
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Peru is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Pleasant Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Zion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Zion is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
How Far From Park View 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 Park View Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Park View Heights and extending to:
- Bellefonte, which is the Seat of Centre County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Park View Heights to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 144 miles [231.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,557 miles [10,552.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,432 miles [7,132.6 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Park View 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 Park View 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 Park View Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9178, Longitude: -77.7581 In this case, the coordinates for Park View Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.184 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.086 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.235 degrees. |
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