Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Airydale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Airydale and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Airydale
- 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 Airydale:
- 40.484519, -77.867498
- 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 Airydale
- 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 Huntingdon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Huntingdon County
- Since Airydale is near Mifflin County and also Juniata County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Mifflin County
- eBird sighting report for Juniata 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Airydale ...
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.
- Birdville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdville
- Birdville is located in Huntingdon County
- Cold Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Cold Spring is located in Huntingdon County
- Cottage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Little Kansas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Kansas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Kansas
- Little Kansas is located in Mifflin County
- Lockport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Longfellow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longfellow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longfellow
- Longfellow is located in Mifflin County
- Lucy Furnace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucy Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucy Furnace
- Lucy Furnace is located in Mifflin County
- Manor Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manor Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Hill
- Manor Hill is located in Huntingdon County
- Mechanicsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mechanicsville is located in Mifflin County
- Rockville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Vineyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Warrior Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrior Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Ridge
- Warrior Ridge is located in Huntingdon County
How Far From Airydale 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 Airydale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Airydale and extending to:
- Huntingdon, which is the Seat of Huntingdon County, lies just to the West.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Airydale to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 118 miles [189.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 5,865 miles [9,438.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,578 miles [10,586.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,454 miles [7,168 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Airydale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Huntingdon County: www.huntingdoncounty.net/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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- Airydale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Airydale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4845, Longitude: -77.8675 In this case, the coordinates for Airydale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Airydale to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.281 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.129 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.455 degrees. |