Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Strongstown:
  • 40.552847, -78.921694
  • 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 Strongstown

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Strongstown ...

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.

• Adams Crossing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Adams Crossing is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Crossing
• Blue Goose
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Blue Goose is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Goose
• Charlies Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Charlies Grove is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlies Grove
• Concrete Bridge Crossing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Concrete Bridge Crossing is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concrete Bridge Crossing
• Edwards Crossing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Edwards Crossing is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossing
• Littletown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Littletown is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littletown
• Manor
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Manor is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
• Pikes Peak
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pikes Peak is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
• Red Mill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Red Mill is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
• Suncliff
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Suncliff is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suncliff
• Twenty Row
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Twenty Row is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twenty Row
• Twin Rocks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Twin Rocks is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rocks
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twin Rocks <1>

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

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

• Indiana, which is the Seat of Indiana County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Strongstown to Indiana, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 108 miles [173.8 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 151 miles [243 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,905 miles [9,503.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,621 miles [10,655.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,496 miles [7,235.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'