Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Strangford:
  • 40.430069, -79.220868
  • 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 Strangford

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Strangford ...

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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Black Lick is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lick
• Climax
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Climax is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
• Cokeville ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Cokeville is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeville
• Coral
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Coral is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coral <1>
• Germany
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Germany is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germany
• Grays
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Grays is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays
• Hillside
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hillside is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
• India
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • India is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
• Josephine
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Josephine is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
• Livermore
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Livermore is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
• Lockport
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lockport is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
• Marshall Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Marshall Heights is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Heights

How Far From Strangford to ...

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

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

• Indiana, which is the Seat of Indiana County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Strangford to Indiana, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 123 miles [197.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 157 miles [252.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,922 miles [9,530.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,639 miles [10,684.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,514 miles [7,264.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'