Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pine Flats, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Flats and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pine Flats
- 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 Pine Flats:
- 40.659074, -78.920813
- 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 Pine Flats
- 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 Indiana County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Indiana County
- Since Pine Flats is near Cambria County and also Clearfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cambria County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Pine Flats ...
We found one communities that share the name Pine Flats.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania which is also named Pine Flats.
Beyond Pennsylvania.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Pike County
- This Pine Flats is located in Pike County and lies 203 miles [326.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pine Flats that is located in Indiana County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Pine Flats.
- Pike County
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Flats ...
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.
- Buck Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Commodore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commodore
- Commodore is located in Indiana County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commodore <3>
- Cookport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookport
- Cookport is located in Indiana County
- Diamondville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamondville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondville
- Diamondville is located in Indiana County
- Learn Settlement
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Learn Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Learn Settlement
- Learn Settlement is located in Indiana County
- Lovejoy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Manor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Martintown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martintown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martintown
- Martintown is located in Indiana County
- Spruce
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Starford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Pine Flats 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 Pine Flats to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pine Flats and extending to:
- Indiana, which is the Seat of Indiana County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Pine Flats to Indiana, with an average speed<4> 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 110 miles [177 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 157 miles [252.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,900 miles [9,495.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,617 miles [10,649 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,492 miles [7,229.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pine Flats. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Indiana County: www.countyofindiana.org/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Pine Flats) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pine Flats. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6591, Longitude: -78.9208 In this case, the coordinates for Pine Flats have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Pine Flats 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 308.913 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.872 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.858 degrees. |