Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Fiedler:
  • 40.904792, -77.390819
  • 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 Fiedler

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fiedler ...

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.

• Beaverdam
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Beaverdam is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
• Cherry Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cherry Run is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
• Glen Iron
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Glen Iron is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Iron
• Green Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Green Grove is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
• Pardee
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pardee is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardee
• Poe Mills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Poe Mills is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe Mills
• Rockville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Rockville is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
• Spring Bank
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Spring Bank is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bank
• Spring Mills
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Spring Mills is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Mills <1>
• Wolfs Store
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Wolfs Store is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Store

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

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

• Bellefonte, which is the Seat of Centre County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Fiedler to Bellefonte, 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 50 miles [80.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 139 miles [223.7 km] to the south (S). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,827 miles [9,377.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,541 miles [10,526.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,417 miles [7,108.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'