Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Smathers:
  • 40.539912, -79.208939
  • 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 Smathers

• 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 Smathers is near Clinton County and also Westmoreland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton 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 Smathers

Curious and Interesting Names Near Smathers ...

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.

• Black Lick
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Black Lick is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lick
• Coal Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Coal Run is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run
• Coral
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Coral is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coral <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Coral
  • From Smathers to Coral
• Crete
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Crete is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
• Homer City
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Homer City is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer City <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Homer City
  • From Smathers to Homer City
• Josephine
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Josephine is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Josephine
  • From Smathers to Josephine
• Marshall Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Marshall Heights is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Heights
• Red Barn
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Red Barn is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Barn
• Tearing Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Tearing Run is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tearing Run
• Tide
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Tide is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tide
• Two Lick
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Two Lick is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Lick
• Upper Two Lick
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Upper Two Lick is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Two Lick

How Far From Smathers to ...

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

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

• Indiana, which is the Seat of Indiana County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Smathers 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 5,917 miles [9,522.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,634 miles [10,676.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,509 miles [7,256.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'