Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Musser:
  • 40.726108, -77.984555
  • 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 Musser

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

Communities Also Named Musser ...

We found one communities that are also named Musser.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Musser is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Musser in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Virginia
    • Wythe County
    • This Musser is located in Wythe County and lies 316 miles [508.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Musser that is located in Centre County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wythe County community of Musser.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Musser ...

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.

• Centennial
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Centennial is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
• Charteroak
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Charteroak is located in Huntingdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charteroak
• Circle Ville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Circle Ville is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle Ville
• Fairbrook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Fairbrook is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
• Gatesburg
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Gatesburg is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesburg
• Graysville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Graysville is located in Huntingdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
• Marysville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Marysville is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
• Pennsylvania Furnace
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Pennsylvania Furnace is located in Huntingdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsylvania Furnace
• Ramblewood
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Ramblewood is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
• Rockspring
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Rockspring is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockspring
• Stormstown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Stormstown is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stormstown

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

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

• Bellefonte, which is the Seat of Centre County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Musser to Bellefonte, with an average speed<2> 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 five to six hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 65 miles [104.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 135 miles [217.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,859 miles [9,429.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,574 miles [10,579.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,449 miles [7,160 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'