Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Althom:
  • 41.753393, -79.302825
  • 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 Althom

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Althom ...

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.

• Hearts Content
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hearts Content is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearts Content
• Hermit Spring
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hermit Spring is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermit Spring
• Horn Siding
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Horn Siding is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Siding
• Jackson Run
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jackson Run is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Run
• Magee
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Magee is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
• Queen
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Queen is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen
• Rogertown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rogertown is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogertown
• Starbrick
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Starbrick is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starbrick
• Torpedo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Torpedo is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torpedo
• Triumph
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Triumph is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triumph
• Yellow Hammer
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Yellow Hammer is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Hammer

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Althom and extending to:

• Warren, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Althom to Warren, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 161 miles [259.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 230 miles [370.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,868 miles [9,443.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,590 miles [10,605.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,465 miles [7,185.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'