Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Tyrone, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tyrone and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Tyrone
- 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 Tyrone:
- 40.675063, -78.245291
- 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 Tyrone
- 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 Blair County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Blair County
- Since Tyrone is near Huntingdon County and also Centre County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Huntingdon County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Tyrone ...
We found 26 communities that share the name Tyrone.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Tyrone is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another 26 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 26 communities, 24 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Fayette County
- This Tyrone is located in Fayette County and lies 607 miles [976.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Tyrone that is located in Blair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Tyrone.
- Wilkes County
- This Tyrone is located in Wilkes County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km] to the south southwest of the Tyrone that is located in Blair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkes County community of Tyrone.
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Kent County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Tyrone [Kent County].
- Livingston County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Tyrone [Livingston County].
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- New Mexico
- New York
- Ohio
- Coshocton County
- This Tyrone is located in Coshocton County and lies 198 miles [318.7 km]<1> to the west of the Tyrone that is located in Blair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coshocton County community of Tyrone.
- Morrow County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Morrow County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morrow County community of Tyrone.
- Oklahoma
- Beaver County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Tyrone [Beaver County].
- Texas County
- This Tyrone is located in Texas County and lies 1,250 miles [2,011.7 km]<1> to the west of the Tyrone that is located in Blair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Texas County community of Tyrone.
- Ontario
- This Tyrone lies 231 miles [371.8 km]<1> to the north of the Tyrone that is located in Blair County.
- Prince Edward Island
- This Tyrone lies 839 miles [1,350.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Tyrone that is located in Blair County.
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Dunn County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Tyrone [Dunn County].
- Green County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Tyrone [Green County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tyrone ...
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.
- Blandburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Charlottsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottsville
- Charlottsville is located in Blair County
- Frogtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Gray
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Ironville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Lloydville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lloydville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydville
- Lloydville is located in Cambria County
- Roots
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Seven Stars
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Stars have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Seven Stars is located in Huntingdon County
- Sickles Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sickles Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sickles Corner
- Sickles Corner is located in Blair County
- Spruce Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spruce Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Creek
- Spruce Creek is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spruce Creek <5>
- Union Furnace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Union Furnace is located in Huntingdon County
- Vail
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Warriors Mark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warriors Mark have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warriors Mark
- Warriors Mark is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warriors Mark <5>
How Far From Tyrone 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 Tyrone to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tyrone and extending to:
- Hollidaysburg, which is the Seat of Blair County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tyrone to Hollidaysburg, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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 76 miles [122.3 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 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,872 miles [9,450.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,587 miles [10,600.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,462 miles [7,180.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Tyrone: www.tyroneboropa.com/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tyrone) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tyrone. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6751, Longitude: -78.2453 In this case, the coordinates for Tyrone have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Tyrone 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. |
| <3> | 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 Tyrone, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Tyrone to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.498 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.405 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.549 degrees. |