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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 Decatur, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Decatur 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 Decatur:
- 40.929499, -78.279821
- 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 Decatur
- 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 Clearfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clearfield County
- Since West Decatur is near Centre County and also Blair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Centre County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blair 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 Decatur
Communities Also Named West Decatur ...
We found one communities that are also named West Decatur.
Within Pennsylvania, the name West Decatur is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named West Decatur in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Morgan County
- This West Decatur is located in Morgan County and lies 645 miles [1,038 km]<1> to the southwest of the West Decatur that is located in Clearfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of West Decatur.
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Decatur ...
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.
- Casanova
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Coaldale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Coaldale is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Cuba Mines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cuba Mines is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba Mines
- Dale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dale is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Glass City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Glass City is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass City
- Graham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Graham is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Hawk Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hawk Run is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Run
- Mineral Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Springs is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Pardee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pardee is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardee
- Parsonsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Top
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Top is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Scotch Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Scotch Hollow is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Hollow
- Spike Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Spike Island is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spike Island
- Spring Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Stumptown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stumptown is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
How Far From West Decatur 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 West Decatur to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Decatur and extending to:
- Clearfield, which is the Seat of Clearfield County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from West Decatur to Clearfield, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 85 miles [136.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 154 miles [247.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,862 miles [9,434 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,579 miles [10,587.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,454 miles [7,168 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- West Decatur) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Decatur 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 Decatur. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9295, Longitude: -78.2798 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.502 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.448 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.465 degrees. |
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