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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 Scotia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Scotia 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 Scotia:
- 40.800920, -77.945514
- 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 Scotia
- 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 Scotia is near Huntingdon County and also Clearfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Huntingdon 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 Scotia
Communities Also Named Scotia ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Scotia.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Scotia.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Allegheny County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Scotia [Allegheny County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Pope County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Scotia [Pope County].
- California
- Humboldt County
- This Scotia is located in Humboldt County and lies 2,389 miles [3,844.7 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Scotia that is located in Centre County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Scotia.
- Kentucky
- Letcher County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Scotia [Letcher County].
- Missouri
- Crawford County
- This Scotia is located in Crawford County and lies 732 miles [1,178 km]<3> to the west of the Scotia that is located in Centre County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Scotia.
- Nebraska
- Greeley County
- This Scotia is located in Greeley County and lies 1,077 miles [1,733.3 km]<3> to the west of the Scotia that is located in Centre County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greeley County community of Scotia.
- New York
- Schenectady County
- This Scotia is located in Schenectady County and lies 248 miles [399.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Scotia that is located in Centre County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schenectady County community of Scotia.
- North Carolina
- Tyrrell County
- This Scotia is located in Tyrrell County and lies 353 miles [568.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Scotia that is located in Centre County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tyrrell County community of Scotia.
- Ontario
- This Scotia lies 332 miles [534.3 km]<3> to the north of the Scotia that is located in Centre County.
- South Carolina
- Hampton County
- This Scotia is located in Hampton County and lies 589 miles [947.9 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Scotia that is located in Centre County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampton County community of Scotia.
- Washington
- Pend Oreille County
- This Scotia is located in Pend Oreille County and lies 1,974 miles [3,176.8 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Scotia that is located in Centre County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pend Oreille County community of Scotia.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Scotia ...
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.
- Buffalo Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo Run is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Run
- Centennial
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Centennial is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Circle Ville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Circle Ville is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle Ville
- Fairbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fairbrook is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
- Gatesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gatesburg is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesburg
- Julian
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Martha Furnace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Martha Furnace is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha Furnace
- Marysville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Marysville is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Park Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Park Hills is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hills
- Ramblewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ramblewood is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
- Stormstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stormstown is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stormstown
- University Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- University Park is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- Waddle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
How Far From Scotia 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 Scotia to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Scotia and extending to:
- Bellefonte, which is the Seat of Centre County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Scotia to Bellefonte, with an average speed<5> 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 66 miles [106.2 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 about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 139 miles [223.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,854 miles [9,421.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,569 miles [10,571.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,445 miles [7,153.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Scotia 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. |
| <2> | 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 Scotia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Scotia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Scotia 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 Scotia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8009, Longitude: -77.9455 In this case, the coordinates for Scotia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.307 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.207 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.365 degrees. |
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