Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mongul:
  • 40.078422, -77.591933
  • 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 Mongul

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mongul ...

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.

• Chestnut Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Chestnut Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Crossroads
• Green Spring
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Spring is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
• Green Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Green Village is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
• Lees Cross Roads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Lees Cross Roads is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Cross Roads
• Mainsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mainsville is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainsville
• Maple Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Maple Grove is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
• Middle Spring
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Middle Spring is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Spring
• Mount Rock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Mount Rock is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rock
• Mowersville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Mowersville is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowersville
• Pleasant Hall
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Hall is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hall
• Red Bridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Red Bridge is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge
• Scotland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Scotland is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotland <1>
• Smoketown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Smoketown is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoketown

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

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

• Chambersburg, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mongul to Chambersburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 40 miles [64.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 86 miles [138.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,871 miles [9,448.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,582 miles [10,592.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,457 miles [7,172.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'