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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Mount Airy:
    • 41.094230, -79.521990
    • 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 Mount Airy
  • 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 Clarion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarion County
    • Since Mount Airy is near Armstrong County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Armstrong County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler 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 Mount Airy

Communities Also Named Mount Airy ...

We found 23 communities that are also named Mount Airy.

There are four communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Mount Airy.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of nineteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Berks County
      • This Mount Airy is located in Berks County and lies 203 miles [326.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Mount Airy that is located in Clarion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Mount Airy.
    • Lancaster County
      • This Mount Airy is located in Lancaster County and lies 182 miles [292.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Mount Airy that is located in Clarion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Mount Airy.
    • Philadelphia County
      • This Mount Airy is located in Philadelphia County and lies 238 miles [383 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Mount Airy that is located in Clarion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Philadelphia County community of Mount Airy.
    • York County
      • This Mount Airy is located in York County and lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Mount Airy that is located in Clarion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Mount Airy.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Habersham County
      • This Mount Airy is located in Habersham County and lies 503 miles [809.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Mount Airy that is located in Clarion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Habersham County community of Mount Airy.
    • Kansas
      • Woodson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Mount Airy [Woodson County].
    • Louisiana
      • Saint John the Baptist Parish
      • This Mount Airy is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish and lies 983 miles [1,582 km]<1> to the southwest of the Mount Airy that is located in Clarion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint John the Baptist Parish community of Mount Airy.
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • This Mount Airy is located in Carroll County and lies 172 miles [276.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Mount Airy that is located in Clarion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Mount Airy.
    • Missouri
      • Randolph County
      • This Mount Airy is located in Randolph County and lies 700 miles [1,126.5 km]<1> to the west of the Mount Airy that is located in Clarion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Mount Airy.
    • Nevada
      • Lander County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Mount Airy [Lander County].
    • New Jersey
      • Hunterdon County
      • This Mount Airy is located in Hunterdon County and lies 246 miles [395.9 km]<1> to the east of the Mount Airy that is located in Clarion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunterdon County community of Mount Airy.
    • New York
      • Westchester County
      • This Mount Airy is located in Westchester County and lies 293 miles [471.5 km]<1> to the east of the Mount Airy that is located in Clarion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of Mount Airy.
    • North Carolina
      • Surry County
      • This Mount Airy is located in Surry County and lies 322 miles [518.2 km]<1> to the south of the Mount Airy that is located in Clarion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Surry County community of Mount Airy.
    • Ohio
      • Coshocton County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Coshocton County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coshocton County community of Mount Airy.
      • Hamilton County
      • This Mount Airy is located in Hamilton County and lies 297 miles [478 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mount Airy that is located in Clarion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Mount Airy.
    • Tennessee
      • Pickett County
      • This Mount Airy is located in Pickett County and lies 433 miles [696.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Mount Airy that is located in Clarion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickett County community of Mount Airy.
      • Sequatchie County
      • This Mount Airy is located in Sequatchie County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km] to the southwest of the Mount Airy that is located in Clarion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sequatchie County community of Mount Airy.
    • Texas
      • Erath County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Mount Airy [Erath County].
    • Virginia
      • Bedford County
      • This Mount Airy is located in Bedford County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<1> to the south of the Mount Airy that is located in Clarion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Mount Airy.
      • Charles City County
      • This Mount Airy is located in Charles City County and lies 293 miles [471.5 km] to the south southeast of the Mount Airy that is located in Clarion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles City County community of Mount Airy.
      • Pittsylvania County
      • This Mount Airy is located in Pittsylvania County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km] to the south of the Mount Airy that is located in Clarion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsylvania County community of Mount Airy.
      • Shenandoah County
      • This Mount Airy is located in Shenandoah County and lies 170 miles [273.6 km] to the south southeast of the Mount Airy that is located in Clarion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shenandoah County community of Mount Airy.
    • West Virginia
      • Pocahontas County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Mount Airy [Pocahontas County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Airy ...

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.

  • Canoe Furnace
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Canoe Furnace is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe Furnace
  • Catfish
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Catfish is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
  • Churchville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Churchville is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
  • Curllsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Curllsville is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curllsville
  • Diamond
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Diamond is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
  • Dutch Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Dutch Hill is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hill
  • Five Points
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Five Points is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Huey
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Huey is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huey
  • Maple Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Maple Grove is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Sandy Hollow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Sandy Hollow is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hollow
  • Squirrel Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Squirrel Hill is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Hill
  • Turnip Hole
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Turnip Hole is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnip Hole
  • Wildcat
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Wildcat is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat
  • Zion Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Zion Hill is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mount Airy and extending to:

  • Clarion, which is the Seat of Clarion County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mount Airy to Clarion, with an average speed<4> 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 149 miles [239.8 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 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 200 miles [321.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,906 miles [9,504.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,625 miles [10,661.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,501 miles [7,243.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mount Airy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Mount Airy could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mount Airy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<5>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Mount Airy to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mount Airy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0942, Longitude: -79.5220       In this case, the coordinates for Mount Airy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.257 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.329 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.966 degrees.