Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Smicksburg Station:
  • 40.888398, -79.195871
  • 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 Smicksburg Station

• 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 Smicksburg Station is near Armstrong County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Armstrong County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Smicksburg Station

Curious and Interesting Names Near Smicksburg Station ...

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.

• Bryan
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bryan is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
• Echo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Echo is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
• Georgeville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Georgeville is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
• Hoosicks Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hoosicks Mill is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosicks Mill
• Loop
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Loop is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loop
• Plumville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Plumville is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
• Rural Valley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Rural Valley is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Valley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rural Valley <1>
• Smicksburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Smicksburg is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smicksburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smicksburg <1>
• Sunrise
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Sunrise is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
• Trade City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Trade City is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade City

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

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

• Indiana, which is the Seat of Indiana County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Smicksburg Station to Indiana, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 128 miles [206 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 178 miles [286.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,901 miles [9,496.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,620 miles [10,653.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,495 miles [7,234 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'