Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lonely Acres:
  • 40.550903, -78.692799
  • 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 Lonely Acres

• 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 Cambria County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cambria County
  • Since Lonely Acres is near Indiana County and also Blair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Blair 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 Lonely Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lonely Acres ...

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.

• Blue Goose
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Blue Goose is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Goose
• Chest Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Chest Springs is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chest Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
• Edwards Crossing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Edwards Crossing is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossing
• Foxburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Foxburg is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxburg
• Greenfield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Greenfield is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
• Munster
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Munster is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
• Slickport
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Slickport is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickport
• Spangler
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Spangler is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
• Swedetown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Swedetown is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedetown
• Tripoli
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Tripoli is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripoli
• Twenty Row
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Twenty Row is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twenty Row
• Wildwood Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Wildwood Springs is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Springs

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

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

• Ebensburg, which is the Seat of Cambria County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Lonely Acres to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 144 miles [231.7 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 5,896 miles [9,488.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,611 miles [10,639.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,487 miles [7,221.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'