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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 Wildwood Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wildwood Springs 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 Wildwood Springs:
- 40.503404, -78.601684
- 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 Wildwood Springs
- 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 Cambria County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cambria County
- Since Wildwood Springs is near Blair County and also Indiana County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blair County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana 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 Wildwood Springs
Communities Also Named Wildwood Springs ...
We found three communities that are also named Wildwood Springs.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Wildwood Springs is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Fulton County
- This Wildwood Springs is located in Fulton County and lies 546 miles [878.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Wildwood Springs that is located in Cambria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Wildwood Springs.
- North Carolina
- Orange County
- This Wildwood Springs is located in Orange County and lies 318 miles [511.8 km]<1> to the south of the Wildwood Springs that is located in Cambria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Wildwood Springs.
- Ohio
- Franklin County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Wildwood Springs [Franklin County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wildwood Springs ...
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.
- Bens Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bens Creek is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bens Creek
- Chest Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chest Springs is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chest Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Coupon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Coupon is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coupon
- Greenfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Greenfield is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Jamestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jamestown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Lower Dutchtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lower Dutchtown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Dutchtown
- Mill Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mill Run is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Run
- Munster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Munster is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
- Oil City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oil City is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Plane Bank
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Plane Bank is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plane Bank
- Portage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shoemaker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shoemaker is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemaker
- Tunnelhill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tunnelhill is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
How Far From Wildwood Springs to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Wildwood Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wildwood Springs and extending to:
- Ebensburg, which is the Seat of Cambria County, lies just to the West.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Wildwood Springs to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 138 miles [222.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<5> 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).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,609 miles [10,636.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,485 miles [7,217.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Wildwood Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Wildwood Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Wildwood Springs 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 Wildwood Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5034, Longitude: -78.6017 In this case, the coordinates for Wildwood Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.727 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.638 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.775 degrees. |
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