Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Charlies Grove:
  • 40.531181, -78.893360
  • 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 Charlies Grove

• 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 Charlies Grove 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 Charlies Grove

Curious and Interesting Names Near Charlies Grove ...

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
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • 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
• Concrete Bridge Crossing
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Concrete Bridge Crossing is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concrete Bridge Crossing
• Edwards Crossing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Edwards Crossing is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossing
• Red Mill
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Red Mill is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
• Strongstown
  (2 miles [3.2 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>
• Suncliff
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Suncliff is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suncliff
• Tripoli
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Tripoli is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripoli
• Twenty Row
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Twenty Row is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twenty Row
• Twin Rocks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 Charlies Grove 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 Charlies Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Ebensburg, which is the Seat of Cambria County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Charlies Grove to Ebensburg, with an average speed<3> 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 107 miles [172.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 149 miles [239.8 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 5,905 miles [9,503.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,621 miles [10,655.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,496 miles [7,235.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'