Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Reynoldsdale:
  • 40.147579, -78.557517
  • 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 Reynoldsdale

• 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 Bedford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford County
  • Since Reynoldsdale is near Somerset County and also Blair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Blair 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 Reynoldsdale

Curious and Interesting Names Near Reynoldsdale ...

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.

• Cessna
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cessna is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cessna
• Churchville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Churchville is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
• Fishertown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Fishertown is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishertown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishertown <1>
• Lovely
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lovely is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
• New Paris
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • New Paris is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paris
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Paris <1>
• Pleasantville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Pleasantville is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
• Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Point is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point
• Spring Meadow
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Spring Meadow is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadow
• Springhope
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Springhope is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhope

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

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

• Bedford, which is the Seat of Bedford County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Reynoldsdale to Bedford, with an average speed<3> 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 88 miles [141.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 118 miles [189.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,907 miles [9,506.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,621 miles [10,655.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,497 miles [7,237.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'