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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 Tapawingo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tapawingo 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 Tapawingo:
    • 41.373117, -78.791419
    • 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 Tapawingo
  • 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 Tapawingo is near Jefferson County and also Forest County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Forest 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 Tapawingo

Communities Also Named Tapawingo ...

We found one communities that are also named Tapawingo.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Tapawingo is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Tapawingo in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Hall County
      • This Tapawingo is located in Hall County and lies 557 miles [896.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Tapawingo that is located in Elk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Tapawingo.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tapawingo ...

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.

  • Blowtown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Blowtown is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blowtown
  • Boot Jack
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Boot Jack is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boot Jack
  • Brandy Camp
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Brandy Camp is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Camp
  • Cartwright
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cartwright is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
  • Challenge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Challenge is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challenge
  • Coal Hollow
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Coal Hollow is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hollow
  • Earlyville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Earlyville is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlyville
  • Erie Junction
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Erie Junction is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie Junction
  • Helen Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Helen Mills is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen Mills
  • Lake City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Owls Nest
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Owls Nest is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Nest
  • Squab Hollow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Squab Hollow is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squab Hollow
  • Whistletown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Whistletown is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistletown

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

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

  • Ridgway, which is the Seat of Elk County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Tapawingo to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two 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 194 miles [312.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,864 miles [9,437.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,583 miles [10,594.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,459 miles [7,176.1 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- Tapawingo) 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 Tapawingo 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 Tapawingo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3731, Longitude: -78.7914       In this case, the coordinates for Tapawingo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.786 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.839 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.524 degrees.