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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 Walsall, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Walsall 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 Walsall:
- 40.265631, -78.892524
- 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 Walsall
- 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 Cambria County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cambria County
- Since Walsall is near Somerset County and also Westmoreland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland 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 Walsall
Curious and Interesting Names Near Walsall ...
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.
- Cover Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cover Hill is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cover Hill
- Daisytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Daisytown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
- Dale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dale is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- Davidsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ferndale
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jerome Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jerome Junction is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome Junction
- Johnstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lilly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lilly is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 873 people
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Maple Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Maple Ridge is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Paint
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Paint is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Parkstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Parkstown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkstown
- Scalp Level
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Scalp Level is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalp Level
- Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
- Stonycreek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stonycreek is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonycreek
- Walnut Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From Walsall 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 Walsall to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Walsall and extending to:
- Ebensburg, which is the Seat of Cambria County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Walsall to Ebensburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 105 miles [169 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 136 miles [218.9 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 5,916 miles [9,520.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,631 miles [10,671.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,507 miles [7,253.3 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 '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- Walsall) 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 Walsall 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 Walsall. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2656, Longitude: -78.8925 In this case, the coordinates for Walsall have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.919 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.819 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.995 degrees. |
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