Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cummingswood Park:
  • 40.121462, -79.404480
  • 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 Cummingswood Park

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cummingswood Park ...

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.

• Acme
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Acme is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Acme <1>
• Bear Rocks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Bear Rocks is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Rocks
• Champion
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Champion is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Champion <1>
• Donegal
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Donegal is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donegal
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donegal <1>
• Hopewell
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hopewell is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Indian Head
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Indian Head is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head
• Jones Mills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jones Mills is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mills
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jones Mills <1>
• Kecksburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Kecksburg is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kecksburg
• Mammoth
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mammoth is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth
• Mansville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mansville is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansville
• Maple Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Maple Grove is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
• Mount Joy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Mount Joy is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
• Orchard Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Orchard Hill is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hill

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

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

• Greensburg, which is the Seat of Westmoreland County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cummingswood Park to Greensburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 133 miles [214 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 151 miles [243 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 5,943 miles [9,564.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,659 miles [10,716.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,534 miles [7,296.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'