Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Locust Run:
  • 40.555194, -77.272099
  • 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 Locust Run

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Locust Run ...

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.

• Centre
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Centre is located in Juniata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
• Cuba Mills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Cuba Mills is located in Juniata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba Mills
• Goodville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Goodville is located in Juniata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodville
• Little Roundtop
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Roundtop is located in Juniata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Roundtop
• Mannsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Mannsville is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsville
• Maze
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Maze is located in Juniata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maze
• Mexico
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mexico is located in Juniata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
• Mount Pleasant
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Juniata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Rockville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Rockville is located in Juniata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
• Roundtop
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Roundtop is located in Juniata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundtop
• Walnut Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Walnut Grove is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

How Far From Locust Run to ...

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

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

• Mifflintown, which is the Seat of Juniata County, lies just to the West.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Locust Run to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 115 miles [185.1 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,837 miles [9,393.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,550 miles [10,541.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,425 miles [7,121.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'