Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cessna:
  • 40.094524, -78.525573
  • 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 Cessna

• 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 Bedford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford County
  • Since Cessna is near Somerset County and also Blair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset 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 Cessna

Communities Also Named Cessna ...

We found one communities that are also named Cessna.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Cessna is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Cessna in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Kansas
    • Sedgwick County
    • This Cessna is located in Sedgwick County and lies 1,027 miles [1,652.8 km]<1> to the west of the Cessna that is located in Bedford County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sedgwick County community of Cessna.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cessna ...

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.

• Churchville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Churchville is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
• Cliffs ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cliffs is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs
• Dutch Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Dutch Corner is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Corner
• Fishertown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fishertown is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishertown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishertown <2>
• New Paris
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • New Paris is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paris
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Paris <2>
• Pleasantville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasantville is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
• Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Point is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point
• Spring Meadow
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Spring Meadow is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadow
• Springhope
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Springhope is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhope

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cessna and extending to:

• Bedford, which is the Seat of Bedford County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Cessna 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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 114 miles [183.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving 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 5,908 miles [9,508 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,622 miles [10,657.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,497 miles [7,237.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'