Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Twin Rocks:
  • 40.498744, -78.866244
  • 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 Twin Rocks

• 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 Cambria County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cambria County
  • Since Twin Rocks is near Indiana County and also Westmoreland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana 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 Twin Rocks

Communities Also Named Twin Rocks ...

We found two communities that are also named Twin Rocks.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Twin Rocks is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • California
    • Mendocino County
    • This Twin Rocks is located in Mendocino County and lies 2,333 miles [3,754.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Twin Rocks that is located in Cambria County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mendocino County community of Twin Rocks.
  • Oregon
    • Tillamook County
    • This Twin Rocks is located in Tillamook County and lies 2,271 miles [3,654.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Twin Rocks that is located in Cambria County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tillamook County community of Twin Rocks.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Twin Rocks ...

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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Adams Crossing is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Crossing
• Blue Goose
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Blue Goose is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Goose
• Charlies Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Charlies Grove is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlies Grove
• Concrete Bridge Crossing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Concrete Bridge Crossing is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concrete Bridge Crossing
• Edwards Crossing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Edwards Crossing is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossing
• Red Mill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Mill is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
• Strongstown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Strongstown is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongstown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strongstown <2>
• Tripoli
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Tripoli is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripoli
• Twenty Row
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Twenty Row is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twenty Row

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Twin Rocks and extending to:

• Ebensburg, which is the Seat of Cambria County, lies just to the East.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Twin Rocks to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 147 miles [236.6 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>'