Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Warriors Mark, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Warriors Mark and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Warriors Mark
- 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 Warriors Mark:
- 40.703395, -78.129732
- 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 Warriors Mark
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Huntingdon County
- Since Warriors Mark is near Centre County and also Blair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Centre County
- eBird sighting report for Blair 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Warriors Mark ...
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.
- Centennial
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centennial have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Centennial is located in Centre County
- Frogtown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Gatesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Gray
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Graysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Graysville is located in Huntingdon County
- Ironville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Pennsylvania Furnace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennsylvania Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsylvania Furnace
- Pennsylvania Furnace is located in Huntingdon County
- Seven Stars
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Stars have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Seven Stars is located in Huntingdon County
- Spruce Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spruce Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
- Union Furnace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Union Furnace is located in Huntingdon County
- Vail
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
How Far From Warriors Mark 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 Warriors Mark to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Warriors Mark and extending to:
- Huntingdon, which is the Seat of Huntingdon County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Warriors Mark to Huntingdon, with an average speed<4> 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 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 137 miles [220.5 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,866 miles [9,440.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,581 miles [10,591.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,456 miles [7,171.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Warriors Mark. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Huntingdon County: www.huntingdoncounty.net/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Warriors Mark) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Warriors Mark. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7034, Longitude: -78.1297 In this case, the coordinates for Warriors Mark have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Warriors Mark to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.426 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.327 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.486 degrees. |