Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mausdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mausdale and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mausdale
- 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 Mausdale:
- 40.986476, -76.634956
- 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 Mausdale
- 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 Montour County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Montour County
- Since Mausdale is near Northumberland County and also Columbia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Northumberland County
- eBird sighting report for Columbia 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mausdale ...
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.
- California
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
- California is located in Montour County
- Danville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Danville is located in Montour County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,595 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <2>
- Franklin Furnace
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Furnace
- Franklin Furnace is located in Montour County
- Limestoneville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limestoneville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestoneville
- Limestoneville is located in Montour County
- Mechanicsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Mexico
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Quitman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Roaring Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Creek
- Roaring Creek is located in Montour County
- Rushtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Strawberry Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Ridge
- Strawberry Ridge is located in Montour County
- Union Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corner
- Union Corner is located in Northumberland County
How Far From Mausdale 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 Mausdale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Mausdale and extending to:
- Danville, which is the Seat of Montour County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<4> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Mausdale to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5> 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 most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 145 miles [233.4 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 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,792 miles [9,321.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,505 miles [10,468.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,381 miles [7,050.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mausdale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Montour County: www.montourco.org/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mausdale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mausdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9865, Longitude: -76.6350 In this case, the coordinates for Mausdale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Mausdale 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 307.494 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.316 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.703 degrees. |