Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 McCoysburg:
  • 40.914483, -87.021964
  • 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 McCoysburg

• 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 Jasper County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper County
  • Since McCoysburg is near White County and also Pulaski County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for White County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski 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 McCoysburg

Curious and Interesting Names Near McCoysburg ...

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.

• Collegeville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Collegeville is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegeville
• Egypt
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Egypt is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
• Fountain Park
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Fountain Park is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Park
• Francesville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Francesville is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francesville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Francesville <1>
• Hanging Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hanging Grove is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Grove
• Lee
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lee is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
• Moody
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Moody is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
• Newland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Newland is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
• Pleasant Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Ridge is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
• Seafield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Seafield is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seafield

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in McCoysburg and extending to:

• Rensselaer, which is the Seat of Jasper County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from McCoysburg to Indianapolis, 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 6 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 546 miles [878.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,206 miles [9,987.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,941 miles [11,170.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,821 miles [7,758.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'