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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 Stiles Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stiles Crossing 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 Stiles Crossing:
- 40.591457, -78.871972
- 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 Stiles Crossing
- 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 Indiana County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana County
- Since Stiles Crossing is near Cambria County and also Clearfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cambria 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 Stiles Crossing
Communities Also Named Stiles Crossing ...
We found one communities that are also named Stiles Crossing.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Stiles Crossing is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Stiles Crossing in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- McCracken County
- This Stiles Crossing is located in McCracken County and lies 573 miles [922.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Stiles Crossing that is located in Indiana County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCracken County community of Stiles Crossing.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stiles Crossing ...
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.
- Adams Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Adams Crossing is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Crossing
- Blue Goose
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Blue Goose is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Goose
- Charlies Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Charlies Grove is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlies Grove
- Concrete Bridge Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Edwards Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Edwards Crossing is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossing
- Long Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Long Run is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
- Manor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Manor is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
- Martintown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Martintown is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martintown
- Red Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Red Mill is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Spangler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spangler is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
- Spruce
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Spruce is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
- Strongstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tripoli
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tripoli is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripoli
- Twenty Row
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Twenty Row is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twenty Row
- Twin Rocks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
How Far From Stiles Crossing 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 Stiles Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stiles Crossing and extending to:
- Indiana, which is the Seat of Indiana County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Stiles Crossing to Indiana, 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 four to five hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 106 miles [170.6 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 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 152 miles [244.6 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 5,901 miles [9,496.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,617 miles [10,649 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,493 miles [7,230.8 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stiles Crossing) 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 Stiles Crossing 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 Stiles Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5915, Longitude: -78.8720 In this case, the coordinates for Stiles Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.887 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.833 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.862 degrees. |
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