Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 East Waterford:
  • 40.370359, -77.604712
  • 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 East Waterford

• 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 Juniata County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Juniata County
  • Since East Waterford is near Perry County and also Huntingdon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Huntingdon 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 East Waterford

Communities Also Named East Waterford ...

We found one communities that are also named East Waterford.

Within Pennsylvania, the name East Waterford is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Maine
    • Oxford County
    • This East Waterford is located in Oxford County and lies 441 miles [709.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the East Waterford that is located in Juniata County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oxford County community of East Waterford.

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Waterford ...

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.

• Couchtown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Couchtown is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couchtown
• Cross Keys
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Cross Keys is located in Juniata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
• Honey Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Honey Grove is located in Juniata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Grove
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honey Grove <2>
• Longfellow
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Longfellow is located in Mifflin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longfellow
• Mount Pleasant
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Peru Mills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
• Pleasant View
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant View is located in Juniata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
• Reeds Gap
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
• Spears Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Spears Grove is located in Juniata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears Grove
• Stony Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Stony Point is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point

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

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

• Mifflintown, which is the Seat of Juniata County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from East Waterford to Mifflintown, 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 five to six hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 38 miles [61.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 106 miles [170.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,859 miles [9,429.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,571 miles [10,575 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,447 miles [7,156.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'