Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Plymtonville:
  • 41.035891, -78.439465
  • 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 Plymtonville

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Plymtonville ...

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.

• Egypt
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Egypt is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
• Krebs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Krebs is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
• Leonard
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Leonard is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
• Mineral Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mineral Springs is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
• Mount Hope
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Hope is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
• Mount Joy
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Mount Joy is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
• Needful
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Needful is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needful
• Pine Top
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine Top is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
• Riverview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Riverview is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Spring Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring Valley is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
• Surveyor
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Surveyor is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surveyor

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

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

• Clearfield, which is the Seat of Clearfield County, lies just to the South.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Plymtonville to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 165 miles [265.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,864 miles [9,437.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,581 miles [10,591.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,457 miles [7,172.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'