Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Imler:
  • 40.206744, -78.522794
  • 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 Imler

• 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 Bedford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford County
  • Since Imler is near Blair County and also Somerset County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Blair County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset 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 Imler

Curious and Interesting Names Near Imler ...

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.

• Churchville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Churchville is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
• Cotton Town
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cotton Town is located in Blair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
• Fishertown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Fishertown is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishertown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishertown <1>
• Friesville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Friesville is located in Blair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesville
• King
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • King is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
• Lovely
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lovely is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
• Maria
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Maria is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maria
• Musselman Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Musselman Grove is located in Blair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musselman Grove
• New Enterprise
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • New Enterprise is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Enterprise
• Pleasantville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasantville is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
• Queen
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Queen is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen
• Spring Meadow
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Meadow is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadow

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

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

• Bedford, which is the Seat of Bedford County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Imler to Bedford, 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 four to five hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 120 miles [193.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,903 miles [9,500 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,617 miles [10,649 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,493 miles [7,230.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'