Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Kissingers Mill:
  • 41.028397, -79.564491
  • 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 Kissingers Mill

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kissingers Mill ...

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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend
• Catfish
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Catfish is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
• Diamond
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Diamond is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
• Dutch Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Dutch Hill is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hill
• Greenville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenville is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
• Huey
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Huey is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huey
• Maple Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Maple Grove is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
• Queenstown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
• Riverview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Riverview is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Sandy Hollow
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Sandy Hollow is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hollow
• Sarah Furnace
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Sarah Furnace is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah Furnace
• Wildcat
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Wildcat is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat

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

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

• Clarion, which is the Seat of Clarion County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kissingers Mill to Clarion, with an average speed<2> 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 149 miles [239.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 198 miles [318.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,910 miles [9,511.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,630 miles [10,670 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,505 miles [7,250.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'