Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Trunkeyville:
  • 41.613025, -79.402012
  • 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 Trunkeyville

• 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 Forest County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Forest County
  • Since Trunkeyville is near Warren County and also Venango County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Venango 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 Trunkeyville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Trunkeyville ...

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.

• Crystal Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Crystal Springs is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
• Dawson Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Dawson Run is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Run
• Endeavor
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Endeavor is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endeavor
• Little Hickory
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Little Hickory is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hickory
• Magee
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Magee is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
• Queen
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Queen is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen
• Stewart Run
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Stewart Run is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Run
• Triumph
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Triumph is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triumph
• Whig Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Whig Hill is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whig Hill
• Yellow Hammer
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Yellow Hammer is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Hammer

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Trunkeyville and extending to:

• Tionesta, which is the Seat of Forest County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 160 miles [257.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Trunkeyville to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 225 miles [362.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,878 miles [9,459.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,600 miles [10,621.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,475 miles [7,201.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'