Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rauchtown:
  • 41.122746, -77.236296
  • 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 Rauchtown

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rauchtown ...

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.

• Castle Rocks
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Castle Rocks is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rocks
• Dunnstown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Dunnstown is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnstown
• Larrys Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Larrys Creek is located in Lycoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrys Creek
• Larryville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Larryville is located in Lycoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larryville
• Level Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Level Corner is located in Lycoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Corner
• Oriole
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Oriole is located in Lycoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
• Oval
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Oval is located in Lycoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval
• Pine Run
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Pine Run is located in Lycoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Run
• Shakespeare Club
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Shakespeare Club is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakespeare Club
• Tomb
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Tomb is located in Lycoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomb
• Youngdale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Youngdale is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngdale
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Youngdale
  • From Rauchtown to Youngdale

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

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

• Lock Haven, which is the Seat of Clinton County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Rauchtown to Lock Haven, 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 60 miles [96.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 154 miles [247.8 km] to the south (S). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,811 miles [9,351.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,526 miles [10,502.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,402 miles [7,084.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'