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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 Purcell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Purcell 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 Purcell:
- 39.788423, -78.366918
- 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 Purcell
- 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 Bedford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford County
- Since Purcell is near Fulton County and also Allegany County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allegany 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 Purcell
Communities Also Named Purcell ...
We found ten communities that are also named Purcell.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Purcell is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Weld County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Purcell [Weld County].
- Indiana
- Knox County
- This Purcell is located in Knox County and lies 496 miles [798.2 km]<2> to the west of the Purcell that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Purcell.
- Kansas
- Doniphan County
- This Purcell is located in Doniphan County and lies 899 miles [1,446.8 km]<2> to the west of the Purcell that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Doniphan County community of Purcell.
- Sedgwick County
- This Purcell is located in Sedgwick County and lies 1,032 miles [1,660.8 km] to the west of the Purcell that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sedgwick County community of Purcell.
- Sumner County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Purcell [Sumner County].
- Missouri
- Camden County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Camden County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Purcell.
- Jasper County
- This Purcell is located in Jasper County and lies 884 miles [1,422.7 km]<2> to the west of the Purcell that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Purcell.
- Oklahoma
- McClain County
- This Purcell is located in McClain County and lies 1,090 miles [1,754.2 km]<2> to the west of the Purcell that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McClain County community of Purcell.
- Virginia
- Lee County
- This Purcell is located in Lee County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km]<2> to the southwest of the Purcell that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Purcell.
- Russell County
- This Purcell is located in Russell County and lies 283 miles [455.4 km] to the southwest of the Purcell that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Russell County community of Purcell.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Purcell ...
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.
- Clearville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Five Forks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Five Forks is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Flickerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Flickerville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flickerville
- Forest Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Park is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Harvey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harvey is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Mattie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mattie is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Piney Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Piney Grove is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Rainsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rainsburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Robinsonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Silver Mills is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Mills
How Far From Purcell 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 Purcell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Purcell and extending to:
- Bedford, which is the Seat of Bedford County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Purcell to Bedford, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 85 miles [136.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 93 miles [149.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,915 miles [9,519.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,627 miles [10,665.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,503 miles [7,246.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Purcell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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- Purcell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Purcell could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Purcell 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 Purcell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7884, Longitude: -78.3669 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.629 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.415 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.944 degrees. |
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