Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 McConnellsburg:
  • 39.932867, -77.997224
  • 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 McConnellsburg

• 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
  • Since McConnellsburg is near Franklin County and also Bedford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford 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 McConnellsburg

Curious and Interesting Names Near McConnellsburg ...

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.

• Bear Lick
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bear Lick is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Lick
• Big Cove Tannery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Big Cove Tannery is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove Tannery
• Breezy Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Breezy Point is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Point
• Cove Gap
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cove Gap is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
• Dickey
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Dickey is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
• Dutchtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Dutchtown is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
• Green Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Hill is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
• Knobsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Knobsville is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobsville
• Pleasant Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge

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

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

• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from McConnellsburg to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2> 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 about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 87 miles [140 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,894 miles [9,485.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,605 miles [10,629.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,481 miles [7,211.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'