Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Waterfall, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Waterfall and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Waterfall
- 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 Waterfall:
- 40.127222, -78.062031
- 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 Waterfall
- 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Since Waterfall is near Bedford County and also Huntingdon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bedford County
- eBird sighting report for Huntingdon 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
Communities Also Named Waterfall ...
We found six communities that share the name Waterfall.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Waterfall is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- This Waterfall lies 2,684 miles [4,319.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Waterfall that is located in Fulton County.
- New Mexico
- Ontario
- This Waterfall lies 448 miles [721 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Waterfall that is located in Fulton County.
- Virginia
- Wyoming
- Lincoln County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Waterfall [Lincoln County].
- Uinta County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Waterfall [Uinta County].
- Alaska
Curious and Interesting Names Near Waterfall ...
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.
- Breezy Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breezy Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Point
- Breezy Point is located in Fulton County
- Budds Place
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Budds Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budds Place
- Budds Place is located in Fulton County
- Burnt Cabins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Cabins
- Burnt Cabins is located in Fulton County
- Coaldale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Cooks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks
- Cooks is located in Huntingdon County
- Defiance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Gracey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Green Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Green Hill is located in Fulton County
- Hickory Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Hickory Hill is located in Bedford County
- Jerkwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Knightsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knightsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Knightsville is located in Huntingdon County
- Knobsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knobsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobsville
- Knobsville is located in Fulton County
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Meadow Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Gap
- Meadow Gap is located in Huntingdon County
- Pogue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pogue
- Pogue is located in Huntingdon County
- Rocky Ridge ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rocky Ridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Rocky Ridge is located in Huntingdon County
- Round Knob
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Knob
- Round Knob is located in Bedford County
- Sandy Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Shortys Place
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shortys Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortys Place
- Shortys Place is located in Fulton County
- Stone Row
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Three Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Three Springs is located in Huntingdon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Three Springs <5>
- Valley-Hi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Meadow Gap
How Far From Waterfall 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 Waterfall to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Waterfall and extending to:
- McConnellsburg, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Waterfall to McConnellsburg, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 63 miles [101.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 100 miles [160.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,888 miles [9,475.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,601 miles [10,623.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,476 miles [7,203.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Waterfall. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Waterfall) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Waterfall. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1272, Longitude: -78.0620 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Waterfall could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Waterfall to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.423 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.235 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.681 degrees. |