Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in State College, we use the following websites to find information relevant to State College and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for State College

• 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 State College:
  • 32.537648, -83.895186
  • 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 State College

• 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 Peach County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Peach County
  • Since State College is near Macon County and also Crawford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Macon County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford 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 State College

Communities Also Named State College ...

We found one communities that are also named State College.

Within Georgia, the name State College is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named State College in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Pennsylvania
    • Centre County
    • This State College is located in Centre County and lies 660 miles [1,062.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the State College that is located in Peach County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of State College.

Curious and Interesting Names Near State College ...

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.

• Indian Oaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Indian Oaks is located in Peach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Oaks
• Lakeview
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Lakeview is located in Peach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Marshallville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Marshallville is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshallville <2>
• Oak Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Oak Grove is located in Peach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Ohio
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ohio is located in Peach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
• Peach Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Peach Valley is located in Peach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Valley
• Powersville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Powersville is located in Peach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
• Valley Pines
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Valley Pines is located in Peach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Pines
• Willow Lake
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Willow Lake is located in Peach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Lake

How Far From State College 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 State College to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in State College and extending to:

• Fort Valley, which is the Seat of Peach County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from State College to Atlanta, 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 583 miles [938.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,474 miles [10,418.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,170 miles [11,539 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,051 miles [8,128.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'