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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 Yount, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Yount 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 Yount:
- 40.062107, -78.472742
- 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 Yount
- 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 Bedford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford County
- Since Yount is near Fulton County and also Somerset County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset 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 Yount
Communities Also Named Yount ...
We found one communities that are also named Yount.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Yount is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Yount in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Perry County
- This Yount is located in Perry County and lies 644 miles [1,036.4 km]<1> to the west of the Yount that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Yount.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Yount ...
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.
- Cessna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cessna is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cessna
- Charlesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Churchville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Churchville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
- Cliffs ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cliffs is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs
- Cypher
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cypher is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypher
- Dutch Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dutch Corner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Corner
- Fishertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Foreman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Foreman is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreman
- Manns Choice
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Enterprise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Paris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Point is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Spring Meadow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Meadow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadow
- Springhope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Springhope is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhope
- Texas Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Texas Corner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas Corner
- Yellow Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Yount 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 Yount to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Yount and extending to:
- Bedford, which is the Seat of Bedford County, lies just to the South.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Yount to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>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 5 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 111 miles [178.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,908 miles [9,508 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,621 miles [10,655.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,496 miles [7,235.6 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Yount) 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 Yount 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 Yount. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0621, Longitude: -78.4727 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.676 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.512 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.886 degrees. |
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