Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Regan Junction:
  • 40.543125, -78.851970
  • 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 Regan Junction

• 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 Regan Junction is near Indiana County and also Westmoreland 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 Westmoreland 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 Regan Junction

Curious and Interesting Names Near Regan Junction ...

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.

• Adams Crossing
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Adams Crossing is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Crossing
• Blue Goose
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Blue Goose is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Goose
• Charlies Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Charlies Grove is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlies Grove
• Concrete Bridge Crossing
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Concrete Bridge Crossing is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concrete Bridge Crossing
• Edwards Crossing
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Edwards Crossing is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossing
• Red Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Mill is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
• Strongstown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Strongstown is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongstown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strongstown <1>
• Tripoli
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Tripoli is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripoli
• Twenty Row
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Twenty Row is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twenty Row
• Twin Rocks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Twin Rocks is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rocks
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twin Rocks <1>

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

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

• Ebensburg, which is the Seat of Cambria County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 105 miles [169 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Regan Junction to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>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 149 miles [239.8 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 5,902 miles [9,498.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,618 miles [10,650.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,494 miles [7,232.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'