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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 Walltown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Walltown 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 Walltown:
- 40.964783, -78.642805
- 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 Walltown
- 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 Clearfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clearfield County
- Since Walltown is near Jefferson County and also Indiana 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 Indiana 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 Walltown
Communities Also Named Walltown ...
We found two communities that are also named Walltown.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Walltown is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Sacramento County
- This Walltown is located in Sacramento County and lies 2,237 miles [3,600.1 km]<1> to the west of the Walltown that is located in Clearfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sacramento County community of Walltown.
- Kentucky
- Casey County
- This Walltown is located in Casey County and lies 411 miles [661.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Walltown that is located in Clearfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Casey County community of Walltown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Walltown ...
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.
- Bells Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bells Landing is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Landing
- Bower
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bower is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower
- Cherry Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cherry Corner is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Corner
- Chestnut Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Grove is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
- Curry Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Curry Run is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Run
- Grampian
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Greenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Irishtown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Irishtown is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irishtown
- Lumber City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lumber City is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
- Estimated population in 2015: 75 people
How Far From Walltown to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Walltown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Walltown and extending to:
- Clearfield, which is the Seat of Clearfield County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Walltown to Clearfield, 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 103 miles [165.8 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 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 166 miles [267.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,876 miles [9,456.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,593 miles [10,610.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,468 miles [7,190.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Walltown) 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 Walltown 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 Walltown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9648, Longitude: -78.6428 In this case, the coordinates for Walltown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.723 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.703 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.615 degrees. |
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