Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Fort Loudon:
  • 39.914812, -77.904721
  • 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 Fort Loudon

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

Communities Also Named Fort Loudon ...

We found one communities that are also named Fort Loudon.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Fort Loudon is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Tennessee
    • Monroe County
    • This Fort Loudon is located in Monroe County and lies 455 miles [732.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Fort Loudon that is located in Franklin County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Fort Loudon.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fort Loudon ...

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 Lick
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Bear Lick is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Lick
• Cove Gap
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cove Gap is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
• Dickey
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Dickey is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
• Dutchtown
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Dutchtown is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
• Edenville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Edenville is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
• Franklin Furnace
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Franklin Furnace is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Furnace
• Freestone
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Freestone is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
• Knobsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Knobsville is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobsville
• Metal
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Metal is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metal
• Rockdale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockdale is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
• Sweetwater
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Sweetwater is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater

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

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

• Chambersburg, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Fort Loudon to Chambersburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 59 miles [95 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 84 miles [135.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,890 miles [9,479 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,602 miles [10,624.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,478 miles [7,206.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'