Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Center Union:
  • 40.538405, -77.960835
  • 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 Center Union

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Huntingdon County
  • Since Center Union is near Mifflin County and also Blair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mifflin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Blair 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 Center Union

Curious and Interesting Names Near Center Union ...

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
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Birdville is located in Huntingdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdville
• Charteroak
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Charteroak is located in Huntingdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charteroak
• Cold Spring
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cold Spring is located in Huntingdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
• Cottage
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cottage is located in Huntingdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage
• Little Kansas
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Little Kansas is located in Mifflin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Kansas
• Lucy Furnace
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Lucy Furnace is located in Mifflin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucy Furnace
• Manor Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Manor Hill is located in Huntingdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Hill
• Seven Stars
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Seven Stars is located in Huntingdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
• Spruce Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Spruce Creek is located in Huntingdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spruce Creek <1>
• Warrior Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Warrior Ridge is located in Huntingdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Ridge
• Water Street
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Water Street is located in Huntingdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Street

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

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

• Huntingdon, which is the Seat of Huntingdon County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 59 miles [95 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Center Union 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 about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 123 miles [197.9 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 5,866 miles [9,440.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,580 miles [10,589.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,456 miles [7,171.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'