Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 New Derry:
  • 40.350216, -79.316833
  • 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 New Derry

• 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 Westmoreland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
  • Since New Derry is near Indiana County and also Armstrong County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Armstrong 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 New Derry

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Derry ...

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.

• Buttermilk Falls
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Buttermilk Falls is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttermilk Falls
• Cokeville ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cokeville is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeville
• Dorothy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dorothy is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
• Grays
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Grays is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays
• Hillside
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillside is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
• Idlepark
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Idlepark is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlepark
• Lloydsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lloydsville is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydsville
• Longbridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Longbridge is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longbridge
• Old Crabtree
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Old Crabtree is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Crabtree
• Peanut
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Peanut is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peanut
• Superior
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Superior is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior

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

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

• Greensburg, which is the Seat of Westmoreland County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from New Derry to Greensburg, with an average speed<2> 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 128 miles [206 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 157 miles [252.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,930 miles [9,543.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,646 miles [10,695.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,521 miles [7,275.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'