Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Baldwin Furnace:
  • 40.351461, -79.050307
  • 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 Baldwin Furnace

• 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 Westmoreland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
  • Since Baldwin Furnace is near Indiana County and also Cambria County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cambria 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 Baldwin Furnace

Curious and Interesting Names Near Baldwin Furnace ...

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.

• Boltz
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Boltz is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltz
• Centerville ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Centerville is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Climax
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Climax is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
• Clyde
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Clyde is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
• Germany
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Germany is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germany
• India
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • India is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
• Lilly
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lilly is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 873 people
• Lockport
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lockport is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
• Minersville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Minersville is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
• New Florence
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • New Florence is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Florence
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 640 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Florence <1>
• Pleasant Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Rachelwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rachelwood is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rachelwood

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

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

• Greensburg, which is the Seat of Westmoreland County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Baldwin Furnace to Greensburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 114 miles [183.5 km] to the east (E). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 146 miles [235 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,919 miles [9,525.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,635 miles [10,678 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,510 miles [7,258.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'