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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 Walston, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Walston 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 Walston:
- 40.965064, -78.994756
- 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 Walston
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Walston is near Indiana County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Walston
Communities Also Named Walston ...
We found one communities that are also named Walston.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Walston is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Walston in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Wicomico County
- This Walston is located in Wicomico County and lies 257 miles [413.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Walston that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Walston.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Walston ...
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.
- Big Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Big Run is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
- Bowersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bowersville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
- Canoe Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Canoe Ridge is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe Ridge
- Coolspring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Desire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Desire is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desire
- Foxburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Foxburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxburg
- Frostburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Frostburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostburg
- Green Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Green Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Harmony
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Harmony is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Juneau
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Juneau is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juneau
- Locust
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Locust is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
- Panic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Panic is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panic
- Robertsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Robertsville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Trade City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Trade City is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade City
How Far From Walston 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 Walston to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Walston and extending to:
- Brookville, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Walston to Brookville, 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 four to five hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 120 miles [193.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 176 miles [283.2 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 5,890 miles [9,479 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,608 miles [10,634.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,483 miles [7,214.7 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Walston) 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 Walston 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 Walston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9651, Longitude: -78.9948 In this case, the coordinates for Walston have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.939 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.949 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.775 degrees. |
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