Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Locust, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Locust and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Locust
- 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:
- 40.856453, -78.972533
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Locust
- 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 Indiana County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Indiana County
- Since Locust is near Jefferson County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Locust ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Locust.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Locust is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Carroll County
- This Locust is located in Carroll County and lies 365 miles [587.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Locust that is located in Indiana County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Locust.
- Fleming County
- This Locust is located in Fleming County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km] to the west southwest of the Locust that is located in Indiana County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fleming County community of Locust.
- Missouri
- DeKalb County
- Although located in DeKalb County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Locust.
- Ozark County
- This Locust is located in Ozark County and lies 787 miles [1,266.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Locust that is located in Indiana County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ozark County community of Locust.
- New Jersey
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
- Texas
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Locust ...
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.
- Bowersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
- Bowersville is located in Jefferson County
- Canoe Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canoe Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe Ridge
- Canoe Ridge is located in Indiana County
- Deckers Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deckers Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckers Point
- Deckers Point is located in Indiana County
- Enterprise
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Indiana County
- Flora
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Georgeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Georgeville is located in Indiana County
- Glen Campbell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Campbell
- Glen Campbell is located in Indiana County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Campbell <4>
- Harmony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Hillman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Juneau
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Keal Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Marion Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Center
- Marion Center is located in Indiana County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion Center <4>
- Oak Tree
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Trade City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trade City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade City
- Trade City is located in Indiana County
How Far From Locust 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 Locust to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Locust and extending to:
- Indiana, which is the Seat of Indiana County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Locust to Indiana, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 116 miles [186.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 169 miles [272 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,894 miles [9,485.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,611 miles [10,639.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,487 miles [7,221.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Locust. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Indiana County: www.countyofindiana.org/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Locust could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Locust) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Locust. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8565, Longitude: -78.9725 In this case, the coordinates for Locust have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <6> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Locust to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.932 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.925 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.806 degrees. |