Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Water Street:
  • 40.569340, -78.144013
  • 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 Water Street

• 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 Huntingdon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Huntingdon County
  • Since Water Street is near Blair County and also Centre County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Blair County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Centre 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 Water Street

Curious and Interesting Names Near Water Street ...

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.

• Charlottsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Charlottsville is located in Blair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottsville
• Cold Spring
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Cold Spring is located in Huntingdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
• Franklin Forge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Franklin Forge is located in Blair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Forge
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Franklin Forge
  • From Water Street to Franklin Forge
• Gray
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Gray is located in Blair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
• Ironville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ironville is located in Blair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
• Seven Stars
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Seven Stars is located in Huntingdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
• Shelltown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Shelltown is located in Blair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelltown
• Sickles Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Sickles Corner is located in Blair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sickles Corner
• Spruce Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Spruce Creek is located in Huntingdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spruce Creek <1>
• Union Furnace
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Union Furnace is located in Huntingdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
• Warrior Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Warrior Ridge is located in Huntingdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Ridge
• Yellow Spring
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Yellow Spring is located in Blair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Spring

How Far From Water Street to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Water Street to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Huntingdon, which is the Seat of Huntingdon County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 69 miles [111 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Water Street to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 129 miles [207.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,872 miles [9,450.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,587 miles [10,600.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,462 miles [7,180.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'