Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Trade City:
  • 40.878554, -79.074672
  • 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 Trade City

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Trade City ...

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.

• Canoe Ridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Canoe Ridge is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe Ridge
• Enterprise
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Enterprise is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
• Frostburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Frostburg is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostburg
• Georgeville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Georgeville is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Georgeville
  • From Trade City to Georgeville
• Juneau
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Juneau is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juneau
• Locust
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Locust is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
• Loop
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Loop is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loop
• Marion Center
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Marion Center is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Center
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion Center <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Marion Center
  • From Trade City to Marion Center
• Oak Tree
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Oak Tree is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree
• Smicksburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Smicksburg Station
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Smicksburg Station is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smicksburg Station

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

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

• Indiana, which is the Seat of Indiana County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Trade City 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 122 miles [196.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 174 miles [280 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,897 miles [9,490.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,615 miles [10,645.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,490 miles [7,226 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'