Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ledy:
  • 39.857870, -77.542767
  • 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 Ledy

• 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Since Ledy is near Adams County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Ledy

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ledy ...

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.

• Cold Spring
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cold Spring is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
• Falling Spring
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Falling Spring is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
• Five Forks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Five Forks is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Fox Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Fox Hill is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hill
• Greenwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Greenwood is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Jugtown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jugtown is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugtown
• Pond Bank
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Pond Bank is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Bank
• Slabtown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Slabtown is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
• Tartown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Tartown is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tartown
• Tomstown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Tomstown is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomstown

How Far From Ledy to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ledy to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Chambersburg, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Ledy to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 71 miles [114.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,878 miles [9,459.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,588 miles [10,602.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,464 miles [7,184.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'