Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lurgan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lurgan and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lurgan
- 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 Lurgan:
- 40.093977, -77.631101
- 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 Lurgan
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Lurgan is near Cumberland County and also Huntingdon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- eBird sighting report for Huntingdon 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 Lurgan ...
We found two communities that share the name Lurgan.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Lurgan is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- Saskatchewan
- This Lurgan lies 1,522 miles [2,449.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Lurgan that is located in Franklin County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lurgan ...
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.
- Boggstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Cheesetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheesetown
- Cheesetown is located in Franklin County
- Chestnut Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Crossroads
- Chestnut Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Dry Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Green Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Green Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Green Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Green Village is located in Franklin County
- Mainsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mainsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainsville
- Mainsville is located in Franklin County
- Maple Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Maple Grove is located in Franklin County
- Middle Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Spring
- Middle Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Mount Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rock
- Mount Rock is located in Franklin County
- Mountain Green
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Green have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Green
- Mountain Green is located in Franklin County
- Mowersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowersville
- Mowersville is located in Franklin County
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- Pleasant Hall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hall
- Pleasant Hall is located in Franklin County
- Red Bridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge
- Red Bridge is located in Franklin County
- Scotland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Scotland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotland <4>
- Spring Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Run
- Spring Run is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Run <4>
- Stony Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Stony Point is located in Franklin County
- Willow Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Hill
- Willow Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow Hill <4>
- Pleasant Hall
How Far From Lurgan 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 Lurgan to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lurgan and extending to:
- Chambersburg, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Lurgan to Chambersburg, with an average speed<5> 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 41 miles [66 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 88 miles [141.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,871 miles [9,448.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,583 miles [10,594.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,459 miles [7,176.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lurgan. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Franklin County: www.co.franklin.pa.us/
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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Lurgan 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lurgan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lurgan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0940, Longitude: -77.6311 In this case, the coordinates for Lurgan 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 Lurgan 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 308.165 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.937 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.504 degrees. |