Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 McCoysville:
  • 40.453134, -77.567768
  • 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 McCoysville

• 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 Juniata County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Juniata County
  • Since McCoysville is near Mifflin County and also Perry 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 Perry 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 McCoysville

Curious and Interesting Names Near McCoysville ...

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.

• Honey Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Honey Grove is located in Juniata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Grove
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honey Grove <1>
• Lockport
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lockport is located in Mifflin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
• Longfellow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Longfellow is located in Mifflin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longfellow
• Martins Crossroads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Martins Crossroads is located in Juniata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Crossroads
• Peru Mills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
• Pleasant View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant View is located in Juniata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
• Reeds Gap
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
• Seven Pines
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Seven Pines is located in Juniata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
• Spruce Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Spruce Hill is located in Juniata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Hill
• Stony Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Stony Point is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
• Walnut
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Walnut is located in Juniata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut

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

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

• Mifflintown, which is the Seat of Juniata County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from McCoysville to Mifflintown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 37 miles [59.5 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 just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 111 miles [178.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,854 miles [9,421.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,566 miles [10,567 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,442 miles [7,148.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'