Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Smullton:
  • 40.936179, -77.439710
  • 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 Smullton

• 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 Centre County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Centre County
  • Since Smullton is near Clinton County and also Union 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 Union 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 Smullton

Curious and Interesting Names Near Smullton ...

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.

• Beaverdam
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Beaverdam is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
• Cherry Run
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cherry Run is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
• Green Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Grove is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
• Poe Mills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Poe Mills is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe Mills
• Rockville
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Rockville is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
• Spring Bank
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Spring Bank is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bank
• Spring Mills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Mills is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Mills <1>
• Wolfs Store
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Wolfs Store is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Store

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

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

• Bellefonte, which is the Seat of Centre County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Smullton to Bellefonte, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 53 miles [85.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 142 miles [228.5 km] to the south (S). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,828 miles [9,379.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,542 miles [10,528.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,418 miles [7,110.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'