Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Fosters Mills:
  • 40.905064, -79.633937
  • 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 Fosters Mills

• 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 Armstrong County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Armstrong County
  • Since Fosters Mills is near Butler County and also Clarion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarion 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 Fosters Mills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fosters Mills ...

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.

• Bradys Bend
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend
• Catfish
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Catfish is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
• Craigsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Craigsville is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigsville
• Frenchs Corners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Frenchs Corners is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchs Corners
• Frogtown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Frogtown is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
• Furnace Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Furnace Run is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Run
• Greenville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Greenville is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
• Hooks
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hooks is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks
• Lucasville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Lucasville is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucasville
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Queenstown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
  • Riverview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Riverview is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Sarah Furnace
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Sarah Furnace is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah Furnace
  • Shadyside Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Shadyside Village is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside Village
    • Shadyside Village has also been known as:
    • Buffalo Creek
    • Yellow Dog Village
  • Walkchalk
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Walkchalk is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkchalk
  • Wick City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Wick City is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick City

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Fosters Mills and extending to:

• Kittanning, which is the Seat of Armstrong County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Fosters Mills to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 195 miles [313.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,918 miles [9,524.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,638 miles [10,682.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,513 miles [7,263 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'