Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 McCrea Furnace:
  • 40.926176, -79.290873
  • 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 McCrea Furnace

• 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 Armstrong County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Armstrong County
  • Since McCrea Furnace is near Clarion County and also Indiana County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarion County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana 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 McCrea Furnace

Curious and Interesting Names Near McCrea Furnace ...

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.

• Bryan
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Bryan is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
• Climax
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Climax is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
• Cottage Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cottage Hill is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
• Deanville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Deanville is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanville
• Dee
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Dee is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dee
• Distant
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Distant is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Distant
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Distant <1>
• Echo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Echo is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
• Loop
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Loop is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loop
• Mayport
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Mayport is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayport
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayport <1>
• Oscar
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Oscar is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
• Slabtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Slabtown is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
• Smicksburg Station
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Smicksburg Station is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smicksburg Station
• Sunrise
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunrise is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise

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

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

• Kittanning, which is the Seat of Armstrong County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from McCrea Furnace to Kittanning, with an average speed<3> 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 133 miles [214 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 184 miles [296.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,904 miles [9,501.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,622 miles [10,657.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,497 miles [7,237.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'