Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Seeger Place:
  • 40.696733, -77.767775
  • 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 Seeger Place

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Seeger Place ...

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.

• Cedar Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Hill is located in Mifflin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
• Charteroak
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Charteroak is located in Huntingdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charteroak
• Fruittown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fruittown is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruittown
• Mechanicsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Mechanicsville is located in Mifflin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
• Mount Pleasant
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Mifflin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Oak Hall
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Oak Hall is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hall
• Panorama Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Panorama Village is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
• Rockville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Rockville is located in Mifflin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
• Shingletown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Shingletown is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
• Union Mills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Mills is located in Mifflin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
• University Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • University Park is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park

How Far From Seeger Place to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Seeger Place to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Huntingdon, which is the Seat of Huntingdon County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Seeger Place to Huntingdon, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 54 miles [86.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 130 miles [209.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,851 miles [9,416.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,566 miles [10,567 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,441 miles [7,147.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'