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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 Union Furnace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Union Furnace 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 Union Furnace:
- 40.612844, -78.163065
- 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 Union Furnace
- 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 Huntingdon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Huntingdon County
- Since Union Furnace is near Blair County and also Centre County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blair County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Union Furnace
Communities Also Named Union Furnace ...
We found one communities that are also named Union Furnace.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Union Furnace is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Union Furnace in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Hocking County
- This Union Furnace is located in Hocking County and lies 235 miles [378.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Union Furnace that is located in Huntingdon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hocking County community of Union Furnace.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Union Furnace ...
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.
- Charlottsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Charlottsville is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottsville
- Frogtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Frogtown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Gray
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gray is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Ironville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ironville is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Seven Stars
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Stars is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Sickles Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sickles Corner is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sickles Corner
- Spruce Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Vail
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Vail is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
- Warriors Mark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Water Street
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Water Street is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Street
- Yellow Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Yellow Spring is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Spring
How Far From Union Furnace 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 Union Furnace to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Union Furnace and extending to:
- Huntingdon, which is the Seat of Huntingdon County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Union Furnace to Huntingdon, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 71 miles [114.3 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 about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 132 miles [212.4 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,871 miles [9,448.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,586 miles [10,599.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,461 miles [7,179.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Union Furnace) 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 Union Furnace 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 Union Furnace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6128, Longitude: -78.1631 In this case, the coordinates for Union Furnace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.452 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.343 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.537 degrees. |
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