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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 Spring Mount, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spring Mount 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 Spring Mount:
- 40.714228, -78.141677
- 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 Spring Mount
- 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 Huntingdon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Huntingdon County
- Since Spring Mount is near Blair County and also Centre County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blair County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Centre 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 Spring Mount
Communities Also Named Spring Mount ...
We found one communities that are also named Spring Mount.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Spring Mount.
Beyond Pennsylvania.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Montgomery County
- This Spring Mount is located in Montgomery County and lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Spring Mount that is located in Huntingdon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Spring Mount.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Spring Mount ...
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.
- Centennial
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Centennial is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Charlottsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Charlottsville is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottsville
- Flat Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Flat Rock is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Frogtown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Frogtown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Gatesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gatesburg is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesburg
- Gray
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gray is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Graysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Graysville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Ironville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ironville is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Pennsylvania Furnace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pennsylvania Furnace is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsylvania Furnace
- Sandy Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Seven Stars
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Stars is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Spruce Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Stormstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stormstown is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stormstown
- Union Furnace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Union Furnace is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Vail
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Vail is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
- Warriors Mark
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
How Far From Spring Mount 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 Spring Mount to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Spring Mount and extending to:
- Huntingdon, which is the Seat of Huntingdon County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Spring Mount to Huntingdon, 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 72 miles [115.9 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 most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 138 miles [222.1 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,866 miles [9,440.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,581 miles [10,591.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,456 miles [7,171.2 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 from Point A (ie- Spring Mount) 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 Spring Mount 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 Spring Mount. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7142, Longitude: -78.1417 In this case, the coordinates for Spring Mount have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.432 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.336 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.487 degrees. |
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