Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Quarry Glen:
  • 41.805908, -76.463553
  • 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 Quarry Glen

• 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 Bradford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bradford County
  • Since Quarry Glen is near Tioga County and also Chemung County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tioga County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chemung 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 Quarry Glen

Curious and Interesting Names Near Quarry Glen ...

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.

• Bumpville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bumpville is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpville
• Highland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Highland is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Hornbrook
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hornbrook is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornbrook
• Luthers Mills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Luthers Mills is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luthers Mills
• Mac
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Mac is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mac
• Mountain Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mountain Lake is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
• Overshot
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Overshot is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overshot
• Standing Stone
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Standing Stone is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Stone
• Towner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Towner is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towner

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

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

• Towanda, which is the Seat of Bradford County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Quarry Glen 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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 203 miles [326.7 km] to the south (S). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,751 miles [9,255.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,467 miles [10,407.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,342 miles [6,987.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'