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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 Southmont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Southmont 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 Southmont:
- 40.310630, -78.940026
- 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 Southmont
- 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 Southmont 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 Southmont
Communities Also Named Southmont ...
We found three communities that are also named Southmont.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Southmont is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Montgomery County
- This Southmont is located in Montgomery County and lies 686 miles [1,104 km]<1> to the southwest of the Southmont that is located in Cambria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Southmont.
- North Carolina
- Davidson County
- This Southmont is located in Davidson County and lies 328 miles [527.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Southmont that is located in Cambria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Southmont.
- Guilford County
- This Southmont is located in Guilford County and lies 298 miles [479.6 km] to the south of the Southmont that is located in Cambria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of Southmont.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Southmont ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cover Hill is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cover Hill
- Daisytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Daisytown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
- Dale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dale is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- Ferndale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Johnstown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lilly
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lilly is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 873 people
- Minersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Minersville is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
- Parkstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Parkstown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkstown
- Pleasant Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Stonycreek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stonycreek is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonycreek
- Walnut Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From Southmont to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Southmont to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Southmont and extending to:
- Ebensburg, which is the Seat of Cambria County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Southmont 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 108 miles [173.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 140 miles [225.3 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 5,916 miles [9,520.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,631 miles [10,671.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,507 miles [7,253.3 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Southmont) 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 Southmont 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 Southmont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3106, Longitude: -78.9400 In this case, the coordinates for Southmont have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.946 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.856 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.999 degrees. |
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