Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Nagles Crossroad:
  • 40.637011, -78.592521
  • 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 Nagles Crossroad

• 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 Cambria County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cambria County
  • Since Nagles Crossroad is near Clearfield County and also Blair 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 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 Nagles Crossroad

Curious and Interesting Names Near Nagles Crossroad ...

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.

• Beaver Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Beaver Valley is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Valley
• Chest Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Chest Springs is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chest Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
• Dean
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Dean is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
• Fallentimber
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fallentimber is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallentimber
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fallentimber <1>
• Foxburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Foxburg is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxburg
• Frugality
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Frugality is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frugality
• Longs Crossroad
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Longs Crossroad is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs Crossroad
• Lyleville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Lyleville is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyleville
• Slickport
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Slickport is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickport
• Swedetown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Swedetown is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedetown
• Tippletown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Tippletown is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tippletown

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

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

• Ebensburg, which is the Seat of Cambria County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Nagles Crossroad to Ebensburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 93 miles [149.7 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 most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 145 miles [233.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,888 miles [9,475.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,604 miles [10,628.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,479 miles [7,208.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'