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.
  • Open 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:
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Northumberland County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Mausdale

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)
  • California is located in Montour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
• Danville
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Danville is located in Montour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <1>
• Franklin Furnace
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Franklin Furnace is located in Montour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Furnace
• Limestoneville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Limestoneville is located in Montour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestoneville
• Mechanicsville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
• Mexico
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Mexico is located in Montour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
• Oak Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Oak Grove is located in Montour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Quitman
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Quitman is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
• Roaring Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Roaring Creek is located in Montour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Creek
• Rushtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Rushtown is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
• Strawberry Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Strawberry Ridge is located in Montour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Ridge
• Union Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Corner is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corner

How Far From Mausdale to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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<2> 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]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Mausdale 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 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<4> 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).<5>
• 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).<6>
• 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).<7>'