Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Montour Junction:
  • 40.506179, -80.140335
  • 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 Montour Junction

• 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 Allegheny County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allegheny County
  • Since Montour Junction is near Beaver County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Beaver County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Montour Junction

Curious and Interesting Names Near Montour Junction ...

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.

• Fairywood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairywood is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairywood
• Forest Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Forest Grove is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
• Gayly
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Gayly is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayly
• Haysville
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Haysville is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
• Highcliff
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Highcliff is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highcliff
• Moon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Moon is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
• Moon Crest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Moon Crest is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Crest
• Moon Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Moon Run is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Run
• Perrysville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Perrysville is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysville
• Shields
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Shields is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
• Stoops Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Stoops Ferry is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoops Ferry
• Windgap
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Windgap is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windgap

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

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

• Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 172 miles [276.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Montour Junction to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 198 miles [318.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,956 miles [9,585.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,675 miles [10,742.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,551 miles [7,324.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'