Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Dowler Junction:
  • 40.828398, -78.791141
  • 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 Dowler Junction

• 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 Clearfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clearfield County
  • Since Dowler Junction is near Indiana County and also Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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 Dowler Junction

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dowler Junction ...

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.

• Bower
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bower is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower
• Bowersville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bowersville is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
• Canoe Ridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Canoe Ridge is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe Ridge
• Cherry Tree
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cherry Tree is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
• Clover Run
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Clover Run is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Run
• Cush Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cush Creek is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cush Creek
• Five Points
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Five Points is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Flora
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Flora is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
• Glen Campbell
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Glen Campbell is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Campbell
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Campbell <1>
• Harmony
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Harmony is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Hillman
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hillman is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
• Keal Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Keal Run is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keal Run
• Patchinville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Patchinville is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchinville
• Stifflertown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Stifflertown is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stifflertown

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

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

• Clearfield, which is the Seat of Clearfield County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Dowler Junction to Clearfield, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 107 miles [172.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 162 miles [260.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,888 miles [9,475.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,605 miles [10,629.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,480 miles [7,209.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'