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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 West Beech, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Beech 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 West Beech:
- 41.058954, -77.578047
- 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 West Beech
- 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 Centre County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Centre County
- Since West Beech is near Clinton County and also Lycoming County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lycoming 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 West Beech
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Beech ...
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.
- Bear Swamp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Swamp is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Swamp
- Big Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Big Run is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Cedar Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Springs is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Draketown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Draketown is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
- Eagleville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Eagleville is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Howard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lock Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lockport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lockport is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Mingoville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mingoville is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingoville
- Monument
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Monument is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument
- Mount Eagle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Eagle is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Eagle
- Queens Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Queens Run is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Run
- Riverview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Sunset Pines
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Pines is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Pines
How Far From West Beech 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 West Beech to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in West Beech and extending to:
- Bellefonte, which is the Seat of Centre County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from West Beech to Bellefonte, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 64 miles [103 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 151 miles [243 km] to the south (S). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,828 miles [9,379.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,543 miles [10,529.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,419 miles [7,111.7 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' (or 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- West Beech) 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 West Beech 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 West Beech. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0590, Longitude: -77.5780 In this case, the coordinates for West Beech have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.063 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.971 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.097 degrees. |
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