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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 Spangler, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spangler 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 Spangler:
    • 40.644395, -78.772953
    • 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 Spangler
  • 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 Spangler is near Indiana County and also Clearfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana 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 Spangler

Communities Also Named Spangler ...

We found five communities that are also named Spangler.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Spangler is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • San Bernardino County
      • This Spangler is located in San Bernardino County and lies 2,113 miles [3,400.5 km]<1> to the west of the Spangler that is located in Cambria County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Spangler.
    • Ohio
      • Muskingum County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Muskingum County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muskingum County community of Spangler.
    • Virginia
      • Salem City
      • This Spangler is located in Salem City and lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Spangler that is located in Cambria County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem City community of Spangler.
    • West Virginia
      • Kanawha County
      • This Spangler is located in Kanawha County and lies 210 miles [338 km]<1> to the southwest of the Spangler that is located in Cambria County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of Spangler.
      • Randolph County
      • This Spangler is located in Randolph County and lies 155 miles [249.4 km] to the south southwest of the Spangler that is located in Cambria County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Spangler.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Spangler ...

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.

  • Blue Goose
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Blue Goose is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Goose
  • Cherry Tree
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cherry Tree is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
  • Foxburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Foxburg is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxburg
  • Greenwich
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenwich is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
  • Long Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Long Run is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
  • Martintown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Martintown is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martintown
  • Slickport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Slickport is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickport
  • Spruce
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Spruce is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
  • Stifflertown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Stifflertown is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stifflertown
  • Swedetown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Swedetown is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedetown
  • Tripoli
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Tripoli is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripoli
  • Uniontown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Uniontown is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown

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

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

  • Ebensburg, which is the Seat of Cambria County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Spangler 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 102 miles [164.2 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 151 miles [243 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 5,895 miles [9,487.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,611 miles [10,639.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,486 miles [7,219.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Spangler) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Spangler, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Spangler 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 Spangler. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6444, Longitude: -78.7730    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.823 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.768 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.798 degrees.