Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ferney:
  • 41.224235, -77.563038
  • 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 Ferney

• 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 Clinton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
  • Since Ferney is near Lycoming County and also Centre County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lycoming County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Centre 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 Ferney

Communities Also Named Ferney ...

We found one communities that are also named Ferney.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Ferney is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • South Dakota
    • Brown County
    • This Ferney is located in Brown County and lies 1,067 miles [1,717.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Ferney that is located in Clinton County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Ferney.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ferney ...

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 Swamp
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bear Swamp is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Swamp
• Draketown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Draketown is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
• Dunnstown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Dunnstown is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnstown
• Gallagher
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Gallagher is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher
• Glen Union
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Glen Union is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Union
• Lock Haven
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lock Haven is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Haven
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lock Haven <2>
• Lockport
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lockport is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
• Queens Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Queens Run is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Run
• Riverview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Riverview is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Sunset Pines
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunset Pines is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Pines

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

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

• Lock Haven, which is the Seat of Clinton County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Ferney to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 163 miles [262.3 km] to the south (S). 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 5,821 miles [9,368 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,536 miles [10,518.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,412 miles [7,100.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'