Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Loyalsock:
  • 41.229247, -76.894686
  • 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 Loyalsock

• 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 Lycoming County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lycoming County
  • Since Loyalsock is near Northumberland County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Northumberland County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Loyalsock

Curious and Interesting Names Near Loyalsock ...

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.

• Butternut Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Butternut Grove is located in Lycoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut Grove
• Delaware Run
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Delaware Run is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Run
• Dewey Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Dewey Corner is located in Lycoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey Corner
• French Settlement
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • French Settlement is located in Lycoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Settlement
• Fritz ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Fritz is located in Lycoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritz
• Garden View
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Garden View is located in Lycoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden View
• Grampian Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Grampian Hills is located in Lycoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grampian Hills
• Lime Bluff
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lime Bluff is located in Lycoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Bluff
• Loyalsockville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Loyalsockville is located in Lycoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalsockville
• Maple Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Maple Hill is located in Lycoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
• Spring Garden
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Spring Garden is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
• Springtown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Springtown is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<1> community of Loyalsock once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Loyalsock and extending to:

• Williamsport, which is the Seat of Lycoming County, lies just to the West.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Loyalsock to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 161 miles [259.1 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,793 miles [9,322.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,507 miles [10,472 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,383 miles [7,053.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'