Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cito:
  • 39.875924, -77.993057
  • 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 Cito

• 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
  • Since Cito is near Franklin County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Cito

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cito ...

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.

• Bear Lick
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Bear Lick is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Lick
• Big Cove Tannery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Big Cove Tannery is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove Tannery
• Breezy Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Breezy Point is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Point
• Claylick
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Claylick is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
• Cove Gap
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cove Gap is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
• Dickey
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Dickey is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
• Dickeys Mountain
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Dickeys Mountain is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeys Mountain
• Dutchtown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Dutchtown is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
• Green Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Hill is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
• Knobsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Knobsville is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobsville
• Needmore
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Needmore is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Needmore <1>
• Pleasant Ridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
• Rockdale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Rockdale is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale

How Far From Cito to ...

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

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

• McConnellsburg, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies just to the North.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Cito 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 84 miles [135.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,896 miles [9,488.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,607 miles [10,632.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,483 miles [7,214.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'