Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mahoning Station:
  • 40.926453, -79.425876
  • 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 Mahoning Station

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mahoning Station ...

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.

• Climax
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Climax is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
• Deanville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Deanville is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanville
• Dee
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Dee is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dee
• Distant
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Distant is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Distant
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Distant <1>
• Frenchs Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Frenchs Corners is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchs Corners
• Hooks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hooks is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks
• Pine Furnace
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Pine Furnace is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Furnace
• Slabtown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Slabtown is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
• Tidal
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Tidal is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidal

How Far From Mahoning Station to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mahoning Station and extending to:

• Kittanning, which is the Seat of Armstrong County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Mahoning Station to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 188 miles [302.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,909 miles [9,509.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,628 miles [10,666.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,503 miles [7,246.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'