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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 Scalp Level, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Scalp Level 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 Scalp Level:
- 40.253132, -78.845300
- 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 Scalp Level
- 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 Scalp Level is near Somerset County and also Westmoreland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland 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 Scalp Level
Curious and Interesting Names Near Scalp Level ...
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.
- Cover Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cover Hill is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cover Hill
- Daisytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Daisytown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
- Dale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dale is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- Davidsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ferndale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Franklin is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Jerome Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jerome Junction is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome Junction
- Johnstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lilly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lilly is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 873 people
- Maple Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Ridge is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Paint
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Paint is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Parkstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Parkstown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkstown
- Stonycreek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stonycreek is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonycreek
- Walnut Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From Scalp Level 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 Scalp Level to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Scalp Level and extending to:
- Ebensburg, which is the Seat of Cambria County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Scalp Level to Ebensburg, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 103 miles [165.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 134 miles [215.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,630 miles [10,670 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,505 miles [7,250.1 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Scalp Level) 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 Scalp Level 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 Scalp Level. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2531, Longitude: -78.8453 In this case, the coordinates for Scalp Level have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.891 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.785 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.979 degrees. |
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