Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sample Run:
  • 40.660621, -79.023088
  • 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 Sample Run

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sample Run ...

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.

• Buck Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Buck Run is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Run
• Chestnut Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Chestnut Grove is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
• Commodore
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Commodore is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commodore
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commodore <1>
• Diamondville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Diamondville is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondville
• Dicksonville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Dicksonville is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicksonville
• Ideal
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ideal is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal
• Learn Settlement
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Learn Settlement is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Learn Settlement
• Lovejoy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lovejoy is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
• Manor
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Manor is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
• Pikes Peak
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Pikes Peak is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
• Rembrant
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Rembrant is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rembrant
• Starford
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Starford is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starford

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

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

• Indiana, which is the Seat of Indiana County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Sample Run to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 161 miles [259.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,904 miles [9,501.6 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>'