Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Saint Boniface, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Boniface and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Saint Boniface
- 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 Boniface:
- 40.666733, -78.680858
- 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 Saint Boniface
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Cambria County
- Since Saint Boniface is near Clearfield County and also Indiana County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clearfield County
- eBird sighting report for Indiana 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 Saint Boniface ...
We found two communities that share the name Saint Boniface.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Saint Boniface is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Manitoba
- This Saint Boniface lies 1,093 miles [1,759 km]<1> to the northwest of the Saint Boniface that is located in Cambria County.
- Quebec
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Quebec community of Saint Boniface.
- Manitoba
Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Boniface ...
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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Valley
- Beaver Valley is located in Cambria County
- Chest Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chest Springs
- Chest Springs is located in Cambria County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Five Points
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Clearfield County
- Foxburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Greenwich
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Harmony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Long Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Longs Crossroad
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longs Crossroad have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs Crossroad
- Longs Crossroad is located in Cambria County
- Lyleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyleville
- Lyleville is located in Clearfield County
- Slickport
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Spangler
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
- Spangler is located in Cambria County
- Stifflertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stifflertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stifflertown
- Stifflertown is located in Clearfield County
- Swedetown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Uniontown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
How Far From Saint Boniface 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 Boniface to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Saint Boniface and extending to:
- Ebensburg, which is the Seat of Cambria County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Saint Boniface to Ebensburg, 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 98 miles [157.7 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 150 miles [241.4 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,890 miles [9,479 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,606 miles [10,631.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,482 miles [7,213.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saint Boniface. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cambria County: www.co.cambria.pa.us/
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' (or 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- Saint Boniface) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Boniface. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6667, Longitude: -78.6809 In this case, the coordinates for Saint Boniface have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Saint Boniface 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Saint Boniface 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 308.765 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.706 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.748 degrees. |