Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Urey:
  • 40.843756, -78.826143
  • 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 Urey

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Urey ...

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.

• Bowersville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bowersville is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
• Canoe Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Canoe Ridge is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe Ridge
• Clover Run
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Clover Run is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Run
• Cush Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Cush Creek is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cush Creek
• Flora
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Flora is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
• Glen Campbell
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Glen Campbell is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Campbell
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Campbell <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Glen Campbell
  • From Urey to Glen Campbell
• Harmony
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Harmony is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Hillman
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hillman is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
• Keal Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Keal Run is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keal Run
• Patchinville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Patchinville is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchinville

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

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

• Indiana, which is the Seat of Indiana County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Urey 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 most of a day.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 109 miles [175.4 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 164 miles [263.9 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 5,888 miles [9,475.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,606 miles [10,631.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,481 miles [7,211.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'