Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Kylertown:
  • 40.993366, -78.167309
  • 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 Kylertown

• 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 Kylertown 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 Kylertown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kylertown ...

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.

• Casanova
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Casanova is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casanova
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Casanova
  • From Kylertown to Casanova
• Coaldale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Coaldale is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
• Drifting
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Drifting is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drifting
• Grassflat
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Grassflat is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassflat
• Hawk Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hawk Run is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Run
• Oak Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Grove is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Palestine
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Palestine is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
• Pardee
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pardee is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardee
• Pleasant Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Rolling Stone
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Rolling Stone is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Stone

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

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

• Clearfield, which is the Seat of Clearfield County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Kylertown to Clearfield, 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 83 miles [133.6 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 156 miles [251.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,855 miles [9,422.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,571 miles [10,575 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,447 miles [7,156.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'