Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Karthaus:
  • 41.120892, -78.113896
  • 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 Karthaus

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Karthaus ...

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.

• Birch
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Birch is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch
• Cherry Run
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cherry Run is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
• Drifting
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Drifting is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drifting
• Frenchville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Frenchville is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
• Gallows Harbor
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Gallows Harbor is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallows Harbor
• German Settlement
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • German Settlement is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Settlement
• Grassflat
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Grassflat is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassflat
• Palestine
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Palestine is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
• Piper
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Piper is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
• Pleasant Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Pottersdale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pottersdale is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersdale
• Rolling Stone
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rolling Stone is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Stone
• Spruce
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Spruce is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
• Twin Hollows
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Twin Hollows is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Hollows

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

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

• Clearfield, which is the Seat of Clearfield County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Karthaus to Clearfield, with an average speed<2> 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 five to six hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 163 miles [262.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,847 miles [9,409.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,564 miles [10,563.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,439 miles [7,143.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'