Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 McKeages Crossing:
  • 40.723399, -78.815307
  • 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 McKeages Crossing

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near McKeages Crossing ...

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.

• Cherry Tree
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Cherry Tree is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
• Cookport
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Cookport is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookport
• Cush Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cush Creek is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cush Creek
• Cush Cushion Crossing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Cush Cushion Crossing is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cush Cushion Crossing
• Greenwich
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Greenwich is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
• Long Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Long Run is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
• Martintown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Martintown is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martintown
• Patchinville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Patchinville is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchinville
• Spangler
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Spangler is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
• Spruce
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Spruce is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
• Stifflertown
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Stifflertown is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stifflertown
• Uniontown
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Uniontown is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown

How Far From McKeages Crossing to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as McKeages Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Indiana, which is the Seat of Indiana County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from McKeages Crossing to Indiana, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 106 miles [170.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 157 miles [252.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,893 miles [9,483.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,610 miles [10,637.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,485 miles [7,217.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'