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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 Tambine, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tambine 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 Tambine:
- 41.529784, -78.678915
- 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 Tambine
- 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 Elk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Elk County
- Since Tambine is near McKean County and also Cameron County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McKean County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cameron 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 Tambine
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tambine ...
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.
- Boot Jack
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Boot Jack is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boot Jack
- Coontown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Coontown is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coontown
- Earlyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Earlyville is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlyville
- Freeman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Freeman is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Glen Hazel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Glen Hazel is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hazel
- Grandview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grandview is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- James City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jo Jo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jo Jo is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jo Jo
- Kane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lynchville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lynchville is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchville
- Owls Nest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Owls Nest is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Nest
- Sergeant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sergeant is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergeant
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Straight Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Straight Creek is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek
- Threemile
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Threemile is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threemile
- Whistletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Whistletown is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistletown
- Windy City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Windy City is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy City
How Far From Tambine 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 Tambine to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Tambine and extending to:
- Ridgway, which is the Seat of Elk County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Tambine to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 201 miles [323.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,853 miles [9,419.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,572 miles [10,576.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,448 miles [7,158.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Tambine) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Tambine 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 Tambine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5298, Longitude: -78.6789 In this case, the coordinates for Tambine have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.706 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.772 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.41 degrees. |
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