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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 Wilmore, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wilmore 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 Wilmore:
- 40.400628, -78.948638
- 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 Wilmore
- 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 Wilmore is near Indiana County and also Westmoreland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland 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 Wilmore
Communities Also Named Wilmore ...
We found four communities that are also named Wilmore.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Wilmore is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Comanche County
- This Wilmore is located in Comanche County and lies 1,107 miles [1,781.5 km]<1> to the west of the Wilmore that is located in Cambria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Comanche County community of Wilmore.
- Kentucky
- Jessamine County
- This Wilmore is located in Jessamine County and lies 352 miles [566.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Wilmore that is located in Cambria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jessamine County community of Wilmore.
- North Carolina
- Mecklenburg County
- This Wilmore is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 372 miles [598.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Wilmore that is located in Cambria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Wilmore.
- West Virginia
- McDowell County
- This Wilmore is located in McDowell County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Wilmore that is located in Cambria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDowell County community of Wilmore.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wilmore ...
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.
- Boltz
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Boltz is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltz
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Cover Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cover Hill is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cover Hill
- Daisytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Daisytown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
- Dale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dale is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- Dilltown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Echo
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Echo is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Franklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Goods Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Goods Corner is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goods Corner
- Johnstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lilly
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lilly is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 873 people
- Mineral Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mineral Point is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Minersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Minersville is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
- New Florence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Parkhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Parkhill is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhill
- Parkstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Parkstown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkstown
- Pleasant Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Walnut Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From Wilmore 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 Wilmore to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wilmore and extending to:
- Ebensburg, which is the Seat of Cambria County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wilmore to Ebensburg, 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 109 miles [175.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 145 miles [233.4 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 5,913 miles [9,516.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,628 miles [10,666.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,504 miles [7,248.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wilmore) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Wilmore 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 Wilmore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4006, Longitude: -78.9486 In this case, the coordinates for Wilmore have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.946 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.87 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.969 degrees. |
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