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 Gettysburg:
45.011441, -99.955680
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 Gettysburg
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 Potter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
We found five communities that are also named Gettysburg.
Within South Dakota, the name Gettysburg is unique.
Beyond South Dakota, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Ohio
Darke County
This Gettysburg is located in Darke County and lies 854 miles [1,374.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Gettysburg that is located in Potter County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darke County community of Gettysburg.
Preble County
This Gettysburg is located in Preble County and lies 852 miles [1,371.2 km] to the east southeast of the Gettysburg that is located in Potter County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preble County community of Gettysburg.
Pennsylvania
Adams County
This Gettysburg is located in Adams County and lies 1,207 miles [1,942.5 km]<1> to the east of the Gettysburg that is located in Potter County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Gettysburg.
South Carolina
Kershaw County
This Gettysburg is located in Kershaw County and lies 1,260 miles [2,027.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Gettysburg that is located in Potter County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kershaw County community of Gettysburg.
Washington
Clallam County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Clallam County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clallam County community of Gettysburg.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gettysburg ...
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.
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 city such as Gettysburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gettysburg and extending to:
Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Gettysburg to Pierre, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,245 miles [2,003.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 71 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,427 miles [10,343.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,190 miles [11,571.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,125 miles [8,247.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Gettysburg) 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 Gettysburg, 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 Gettysburg 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 Gettysburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0114, Longitude: -99.9557
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.132 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.694 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.358 degrees.