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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 Wells Tannery, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wells Tannery 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 Wells Tannery:
- 40.089602, -78.163995
- 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 Wells Tannery
- 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 Wells Tannery 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 Wells Tannery
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wells Tannery ...
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.
- Budds Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Budds Place is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budds Place
- Coaldale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Coaldale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Graceville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gracey
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gracey is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracey
- Hopewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jerkwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jerkwater is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerkwater
- Old Mountain House
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old Mountain House is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mountain House
- Round Knob
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Round Knob is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Knob
- Sandy Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Run is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Run
- Shortys Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shortys Place is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortys Place
- Stone Row
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stone Row is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Row
- Valley-Hi
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Valley-Hi is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley-Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Waterfall
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Wells Tannery 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 Wells Tannery to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Wells Tannery and extending to:
- McConnellsburg, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wells Tannery to McConnellsburg, with an average speed<3> 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 68 miles [109.4 km] to the east (E). 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 three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 101 miles [162.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,894 miles [9,485.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,606 miles [10,631.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,482 miles [7,213.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wells Tannery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Wells Tannery 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 Wells Tannery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0896, Longitude: -78.1640 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.487 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.302 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.74 degrees. |
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