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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 Stumptown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stumptown 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 Stumptown:
    • 40.861725, -78.263070
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Stumptown
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Stumptown ...

We found eleven communities that share the name Stumptown.

There is one other community in Pennsylvania which is also named Stumptown.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Lancaster County
      • This Stumptown is located in Lancaster County and lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Stumptown that is located in Clearfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Stumptown.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Lake County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Lake County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Stumptown.
    • Indiana
      • Parke County
      • This Stumptown is located in Parke County and lies 381 miles [613.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Stumptown that is located in Clearfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Parke County community of Stumptown.
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • This Stumptown is located in Carroll County and lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Stumptown that is located in Clearfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Stumptown.
      • Talbot County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Stumptown [Talbot County].
    • North Carolina
      • McDowell County
      • This Stumptown is located in McDowell County and lies 410 miles [659.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Stumptown that is located in Clearfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDowell County community of Stumptown.
    • Ohio
      • Marion County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Marion County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Stumptown.
    • Texas
      • Sabine County
      • This Stumptown is located in Sabine County and lies 1,100 miles [1,770.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Stumptown that is located in Clearfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sabine County community of Stumptown.
    • Virginia
      • Loudoun County
      • This Stumptown is located in Loudoun County and lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Stumptown that is located in Clearfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudoun County community of Stumptown.
      • Northampton County
      • This Stumptown is located in Northampton County and lies 272 miles [437.7 km] to the south southeast of the Stumptown that is located in Clearfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Stumptown.
    • West Virginia
      • Gilmer County
      • This Stumptown is located in Gilmer County and lies 200 miles [321.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Stumptown that is located in Clearfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gilmer County community of Stumptown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stumptown ...

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.

  • Cuba Mines
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba Mines have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba Mines
    • Cuba Mines is located in Clearfield County
  • Glass City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glass City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass City
    • Glass City is located in Centre County
  • Graham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
    • Graham is located in Clearfield County
  • Hawk Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawk Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Run
    • Hawk Run is located in Clearfield County
  • Pardee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pardee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardee
    • Pardee is located in Clearfield County
  • Parsonsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonsville
    • Parsonsville is located in Clearfield County
  • Sandy Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
    • Sandy Ridge is located in Centre County
  • Scotch Hollow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotch Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Hollow
    • Scotch Hollow is located in Clearfield County
  • Spike Island
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spike Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spike Island
    • Spike Island is located in Centre County

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

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

  • Clearfield, which is the Seat of Clearfield County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Stumptown to Clearfield, with an average speed<5> 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 82 miles [132 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 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 150 miles [241.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,865 miles [9,438.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,581 miles [10,591.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,456 miles [7,171.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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- Stumptown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stumptown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8617, Longitude: -78.2631       In this case, the coordinates for Stumptown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Stumptown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Stumptown 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.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Stumptown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.496 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.431 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.484 degrees.