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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 Pottersdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pottersdale and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Pottersdale:
    • 41.165797, -78.063046
    • 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 Pottersdale
  • 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 Clearfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clearfield County
    • Since Pottersdale is near Clinton County and also Centre 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 Centre 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 Pottersdale

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pottersdale ...

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.

  • Birch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Birch is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch
  • Cherry Run
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cherry Run is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
  • Clarence
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Drifting
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Drifting is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drifting
  • Frenchville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Frenchville is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
  • German Settlement
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • German Settlement is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Settlement
  • Keating
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Old Side
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Old Side is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Side
  • Pancake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Piper
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Piper is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
  • Poorman Side
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Rolling Stone
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Rolling Stone is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Stone
  • Spruce
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Spruce is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
  • Twin Hollows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Twin Hollows is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Hollows

How Far From Pottersdale 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 Pottersdale to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pottersdale and extending to:

  • Clearfield, which is the Seat of Clearfield County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pottersdale to Clearfield, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 86 miles [138.4 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 165 miles [265.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,843 miles [9,403.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,560 miles [10,557.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,435 miles [7,137.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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- Pottersdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Pottersdale 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 Pottersdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1658, Longitude: -78.0630    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.352 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.315 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.273 degrees.