Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Amsterdam, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Amsterdam and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Amsterdam
- 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 Amsterdam:
- 41.133949, -80.133671
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Amsterdam
- 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 Mercer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mercer County
- Since Amsterdam is near Lawrence County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- eBird sighting report for Butler 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Amsterdam ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Amsterdam.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Amsterdam is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Missouri
- Montana
- New Jersey
- New York
- Franklin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Amsterdam [Franklin County].
- Montgomery County
- This Amsterdam is located in Montgomery County and lies 329 miles [529.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Amsterdam that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Amsterdam.
- Ohio
- Auglaize County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Auglaize County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Auglaize County community of Amsterdam.
- Jefferson County
- This Amsterdam is located in Jefferson County and lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Amsterdam that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Amsterdam.
- Licking County
- This Amsterdam is located in Licking County and lies 143 miles [230.1 km] to the west southwest of the Amsterdam that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Licking County community of Amsterdam.
- Ross County
- This community is historic and although located in Ross County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ross County community of Amsterdam.
- Ontario
- Saskatchewan
- This Amsterdam lies 1,282 miles [2,063.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Amsterdam that is located in Mercer County.
- Texas
- Brazoria County
- Although located in Brazoria County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazoria County community of Amsterdam.
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Amsterdam ...
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.
- Carter
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Currys Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Currys Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currys Mills
- Currys Mills is located in Butler County
- Elliotts Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliotts Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliotts Mills
- Elliotts Mills is located in Lawrence County
- Enterprise
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Forestville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Forestville is located in Butler County
- Hope Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Mills
- Hope Mills is located in Mercer County
- Indian Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Run
- Indian Run is located in Mercer County
- Irishtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Leesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
- London
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Perrys Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
- Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
- Plain Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plain Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain Grove
- Plain Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Slippery Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slippery Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slippery Rock
- Slippery Rock is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slippery Rock <5>
- Swamproot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
How Far From Amsterdam to ...
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 community such as Amsterdam to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Amsterdam and extending to:
- Mercer, which is the Seat of Mercer County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Amsterdam to Harrisburg, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 225 miles [362.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,928 miles [9,540.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,650 miles [10,702.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,525 miles [7,282.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Amsterdam. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Mercer County: www.mcc.co.mercer.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
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- Amsterdam) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Amsterdam. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1339, Longitude: -80.1337 In this case, the coordinates for Amsterdam have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Amsterdam could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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 Amsterdam, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Amsterdam to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.635 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.764 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.232 degrees. |