Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Belsano Crossing:
  • 40.515904, -78.860859
  • 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 Belsano Crossing

• 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 Cambria County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cambria County
  • Since Belsano Crossing is near Indiana County and also Westmoreland 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 Westmoreland 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 Belsano Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Belsano Crossing ...

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.

• Adams Crossing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Adams Crossing is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Crossing
• Blue Goose
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Blue Goose is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Goose
• Charlies Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Charlies Grove is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlies Grove
• Concrete Bridge Crossing
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Concrete Bridge Crossing is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concrete Bridge Crossing
• Edwards Crossing
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Edwards Crossing is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossing
• Red Mill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Red Mill is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
• Strongstown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Strongstown is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongstown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strongstown <1>
• Tripoli
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Tripoli is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripoli
• Twenty Row
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Twenty Row is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twenty Row
• Twin Rocks
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Twin Rocks is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rocks
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twin Rocks <1>

How Far From Belsano Crossing to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Belsano Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Ebensburg, which is the Seat of Cambria County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 105 miles [169 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Belsano Crossing to Harrisburg, 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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 147 miles [236.6 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 5,904 miles [9,501.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,620 miles [10,653.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,495 miles [7,234 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'