Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Library Junction:
  • 40.287570, -80.054220
  • 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 Library Junction

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Library Junction ...

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.

• Cool Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Cool Valley is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Valley
• Curry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Curry is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
• Experiment
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Experiment is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Experiment
• Gill Hall
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Gill Hall is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Hall
• Hillcrest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hillcrest is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Jewell
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Jewell is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
• Library
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Library is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Library
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Library <1>
• Longview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Longview is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
• Option
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Option is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Option
• Pierce
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Pierce is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
• Piney Fork
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Piney Fork is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
• Pleasant Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Hills is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hills <1>
• Turkeyfoot
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Turkeyfoot is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeyfoot

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

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

• Washington, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Library Junction to Washington, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 167 miles [268.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 187 miles [300.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,963 miles [9,596.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,680 miles [10,750.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,556 miles [7,332.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'