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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 Weber City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Weber City 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 Weber City:
- 41.503952, -78.260566
- 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 Weber City
- 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 Cameron County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cameron County
- Since Weber City is near McKean County and also Elk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McKean County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Elk 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 Weber City
Communities Also Named Weber City ...
We found four communities that are also named Weber City.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Weber City is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Ascension Parish
- This Weber City is located in Ascension Parish and lies 1,049 miles [1,688.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Weber City that is located in Cameron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ascension Parish community of Weber City.
- New Mexico
- Curry County
- This Weber City is located in Curry County and lies 1,452 miles [2,336.8 km]<1> to the west of the Weber City that is located in Cameron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Curry County community of Weber City.
- Virginia
- Fluvanna County
- This Weber City is located in Fluvanna County and lies 258 miles [415.2 km]<1> to the south of the Weber City that is located in Cameron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fluvanna County community of Weber City.
- Scott County
- This Weber City is located in Scott County and lies 408 miles [656.6 km] to the southwest of the Weber City that is located in Cameron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Weber City.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Weber City ...
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.
- Dents Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dents Run is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dents Run
- Emporium
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- First Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- First Fork is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Fork
- Grant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Grant is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Hicks Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hicks Run is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Run
- Howard Siding
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Howard Siding is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Siding
- Keating Summit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Keating Summit is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating Summit
- Lawn View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lawn View is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn View
- Mix Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mix Run is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mix Run
- Rich Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rich Valley is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Valley
- Straight Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Straight Creek is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek
How Far From Weber City to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Weber City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Weber City and extending to:
- Emporium, which is the Seat of Cameron County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 110 miles [177 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Weber City to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 191 miles [307.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,837 miles [9,393.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,555 miles [10,549.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,431 miles [7,131 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- Weber City) 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 Weber City 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 Weber City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5040, Longitude: -78.2606 In this case, the coordinates for Weber City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.449 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.477 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.228 degrees. |
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