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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 Weldbank, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Weldbank and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Weldbank:
    • 41.760338, -79.079763
    • 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 Weldbank
  • 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 Weldbank ...

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.

  • Cherry Run
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
    • Cherry Run is located in Warren County
  • Elijah
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elijah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elijah
    • Elijah is located in McKean County
  • Hemlock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
    • Hemlock is located in Warren County
  • Henrys Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mills
    • Henrys Mills is located in Warren County
  • Hermit Spring
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermit Spring
    • Hermit Spring is located in Warren County
  • Hoover
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
    • Hoover is located in Warren County
  • Milltown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milltown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
    • Milltown is located in Warren County
  • Rogertown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogertown
    • Rogertown is located in Warren County
  • Starbrick
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starbrick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starbrick
    • Starbrick is located in Warren County

How Far From Weldbank 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 Weldbank to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Weldbank and extending to:

  • Warren, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Weldbank to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 225 miles [362.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,859 miles [9,429.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,580 miles [10,589.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,456 miles [7,171.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Weldbank. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Weldbank) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Weldbank. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7603, Longitude: -79.0798       In this case, the coordinates for Weldbank have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Weldbank to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.939 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.072 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.505 degrees.









 

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