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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 Waterfall, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Waterfall 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 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Waterfall
Communities Also Named Waterfall ...
We found six communities that are also named Waterfall.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Waterfall is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of six communities that are located 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
- Otero 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 New Mexico community of Waterfall [Otero County].
- Ontario
- This Waterfall lies 448 miles [721 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Waterfall that is located in Fulton County.
- Virginia
- Prince William County
- This Waterfall is located in Prince William County and lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Waterfall that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Waterfall.
- 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].
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)
- Breezy Point is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Point
- Budds Place
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Budds Place is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budds Place
- Burnt Cabins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Coaldale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Coaldale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Cooks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Defiance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Defiance is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
- Gracey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gracey is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracey
- Green Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Green Hill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Hickory Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Hill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Jerkwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jerkwater is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerkwater
- Knightsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Knightsville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Knobsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Meadow Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Meadow Gap is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Gap
- Pogue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Ridge ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Round Knob
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Round Knob is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Knob
- Sandy Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sandy Run is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Run
- Shortys Place
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shortys Place is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortys Place
- Stone Row
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stone Row is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Row
- Three Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Valley-Hi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Valley-Hi is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley-Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
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<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,476 miles [7,203.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Waterfall) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Waterfall 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 Waterfall. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1272, Longitude: -78.0620 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.423 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.235 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.681 degrees. |
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