Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Stoufferstown:
  • 39.927869, -77.630546
  • 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 Stoufferstown

• 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Since Stoufferstown is near Cumberland County and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams 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 Stoufferstown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stoufferstown ...

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.

• Cheesetown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cheesetown is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheesetown
• Cold Spring
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cold Spring is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
• Falling Spring
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Falling Spring is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
• Green Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Green Village is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
• Marion
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Marion is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
• Pleasant View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant View is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
• Red Bridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Red Bridge is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge
• Scotland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Scotland is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotland <1>
• Smoketown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Smoketown is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoketown
• Social Island
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Social Island is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Island
• Turkeyfoot
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Turkeyfoot is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeyfoot

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

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

• Chambersburg, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 46 miles [74 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Stoufferstown to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 77 miles [123.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,879 miles [9,461.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,589 miles [10,604 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,465 miles [7,185.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'