Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 McAlevys Fort:
  • 40.639790, -77.831387
  • 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 McAlevys Fort

• 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 Huntingdon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Huntingdon County
  • Since McAlevys Fort is near Mifflin County and also Centre County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mifflin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Centre 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 McAlevys Fort

Curious and Interesting Names Near McAlevys Fort ...

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.

• Charteroak
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Charteroak is located in Huntingdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charteroak
• Cottage
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Cottage is located in Huntingdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage
• Fairbrook
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairbrook is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
• Manor Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Manor Hill is located in Huntingdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Hill
• Mechanicsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mechanicsville is located in Mifflin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
• Ramblewood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Ramblewood is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
• Rockspring
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Rockspring is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockspring
• Rockville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockville is located in Mifflin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
• Shingletown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Shingletown is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
• Union Mills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Union Mills is located in Mifflin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in McAlevys Fort and extending to:

• Huntingdon, which is the Seat of Huntingdon County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from McAlevys Fort to Huntingdon, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 55 miles [88.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 127 miles [204.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,856 miles [9,424.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,571 miles [10,575 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,446 miles [7,155.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'