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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 Saint Augustine, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Augustine 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 Saint Augustine:
    • 40.613123, -78.578354
    • 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 Saint Augustine
  • 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 Cambria County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cambria County
    • Since Saint Augustine is near Blair County and also Clearfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Blair 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 Saint Augustine

Communities Also Named Saint Augustine ...

We found four communities that are also named Saint Augustine.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Saint Augustine is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Saint Johns County
      • This Saint Augustine is located in Saint Johns County and lies 755 miles [1,215.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Saint Augustine that is located in Cambria County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Johns County community of Saint Augustine.
    • Illinois
      • Knox County
      • This Saint Augustine is located in Knox County and lies 619 miles [996.2 km]<1> to the west of the Saint Augustine that is located in Cambria County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Saint Augustine.
    • Maryland
      • Cecil County
      • This Saint Augustine is located in Cecil County and lies 165 miles [265.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Saint Augustine that is located in Cambria County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Saint Augustine.
    • Ontario
      • This Saint Augustine lies 268 miles [431.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Saint Augustine that is located in Cambria County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Augustine ...

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.

  • Beaver Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Beaver Valley is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Valley
  • Chest Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Chest Springs is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chest Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
  • Coupon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Coupon is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coupon
  • Dean
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Dean is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
  • Fallentimber
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Foxburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Foxburg is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxburg
  • Frugality
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Frugality is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frugality
  • Greenfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Greenfield is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Highland Fling
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Highland Fling is located in Blair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Fling
  • Longs Crossroad
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Longs Crossroad is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs Crossroad
  • Swedetown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Swedetown is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedetown
  • Tippletown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Tippletown is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tippletown
  • Wildwood Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Wildwood Springs is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Springs

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Saint Augustine and extending to:

  • Ebensburg, which is the Seat of Cambria County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Saint Augustine to Ebensburg, with an average speed<3> 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 92 miles [148.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 143 miles [230.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving 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 5,888 miles [9,475.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,604 miles [10,628.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,479 miles [7,208.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Saint Augustine) 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 Saint Augustine 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 Saint Augustine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6131, Longitude: -78.5784       In this case, the coordinates for Saint Augustine have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.706 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.63 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.722 degrees.