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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 Runville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Runville 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 Runville:
- 40.964504, -77.840003
- 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 Runville
- 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 Runville is near Clinton County and also Clearfield 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 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Runville
Curious and Interesting Names Near Runville ...
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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Axemann is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axemann
- Big Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Big Spring is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Butts
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Butts is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butts
- Curtin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Curtin is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtin
- Dry Top
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dry Top is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Top
- Fishermans Paradise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fishermans Paradise is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishermans Paradise
- Fountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
- Gum Stump
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Gum Stump is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Stump
- Hunter Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hunter Park is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Park
- Lyonstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lyonstown is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonstown
- Milesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Unionville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Runville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Runville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Runville and extending to:
- Bellefonte, which is the Seat of Centre County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Runville to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full 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 148 miles [238.2 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 5,843 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 6,558 miles [10,554.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,434 miles [7,135.8 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Runville) 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 Runville 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 Runville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9645, Longitude: -77.8400 In this case, the coordinates for Runville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.23 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.146 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.253 degrees. |
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