Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Waterloo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Waterloo and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Waterloo
- 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 Waterloo:
- 39.732039, -77.520824
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Waterloo
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Waterloo is near Washington County and also Frederick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- eBird sighting report for Frederick 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Waterloo ...
We found 56 communities that share the name Waterloo.
There are two communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Waterloo.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another 54 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 54 communities, 52 are located in the United States and six are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Bradford County
- Juniata County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- British Columbia
- This community is historichttp://www.waymarking.com/wm/search.aspx?f=1&lat=39.732039&lon=-77.520824&t=6 and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for Waterloo.
- California
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- DeKalb County
- This Waterloo is located in DeKalb County and lies 410 miles [659.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Waterloo that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Waterloo.
- Fayette County
- This Waterloo is located in Fayette County and lies 402 miles [647 km] to the west of the Waterloo that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Waterloo.
- Johnson County
- This Waterloo is located in Johnson County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km] to the west of the Waterloo that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Waterloo.
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kingman County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Waterloo [Kingman County].
- Lane County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Waterloo [Lane County].
- Lyon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Waterloo [Lyon County].
- Kentucky
- Boone County
- This Waterloo is located in Boone County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km]<1> to the west of the Waterloo that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Waterloo.
- Pulaski County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Waterloo [Pulaski County].
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Frederick County
- This Waterloo is located in Frederick County and lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Waterloo that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Waterloo.
- Howard County
- This Waterloo is located in Howard County and lies 55 miles [88.5 km] to the southeast of the Waterloo that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Waterloo.
- Saint Mary's County
- This Waterloo is located in Saint Mary's County and lies 111 miles [178.6 km] to the south southeast of the Waterloo that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary's County community of Waterloo.
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Clark County
- This Waterloo is located in Clark County and lies 748 miles [1,203.8 km]<1> to the west of the Waterloo that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Waterloo.
- Lafayette County
- This Waterloo is located in Lafayette County and lies 880 miles [1,416.2 km] to the west of the Waterloo that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette County community of Waterloo.
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Douglas County
- This Waterloo is located in Douglas County and lies 988 miles [1,590 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Waterloo that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Waterloo.
- Franklin County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Franklin County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Waterloo.
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- Nova Scotia
- This Waterloo lies 729 miles [1,173.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Waterloo that is located in Franklin County.
- Ohio
- Carroll County
- This Waterloo is located in Carroll County and lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Waterloo that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Waterloo.
- Fairfield County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Waterloo [Fairfield County].
- Franklin County
- This Waterloo is located in Franklin County and lies 279 miles [449 km] to the west of the Waterloo that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Waterloo.
- Hancock County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Hancock County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Waterloo.
- Lawrence County
- This Waterloo is located in Lawrence County and lies 274 miles [441 km] to the west southwest of the Waterloo that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Waterloo.
- Summit County
- This community is historic and although located in Summit County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Waterloo.
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- Oregon
- Quebec
- This Waterloo lies 463 miles [745.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Waterloo that is located in Franklin County.
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Grayson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Waterloo [Grayson County].
- Williamson County
- This Waterloo is located in Williamson County and lies 1,280 miles [2,060 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Waterloo that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Waterloo.
- Virginia
- Alexandria City
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Waterloo [Alexandria City].
- Arlington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Waterloo [Arlington County].
- Clarke County
- This Waterloo is located in Clarke County and lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Waterloo that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Waterloo.
- Fauquier County
- This Waterloo is located in Fauquier County and lies 74 miles [119.1 km] to the south southwest of the Waterloo that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fauquier County community of Waterloo.
- Hanover County
- This Waterloo is located in Hanover County and lies 148 miles [238.2 km] to the south of the Waterloo that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hanover County community of Waterloo.
- Washington
- Stevens County
- This Waterloo is located in Stevens County and lies 2,074 miles [3,337.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Waterloo that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stevens County community of Waterloo.
- Walla Walla County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Waterloo [Walla Walla County].
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Waterloo ...
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.
- Beartown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Beartown is located in Franklin County
- Browns Store ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browns Store have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Store
- Browns Store is located in Washington County (MD)
- Cascade
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Fountain Dale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Dale
- Fountain Dale is located in Adams County
- Fox Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Gladhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Highfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Highfield - Cascade
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield - Cascade
- Highfield - Cascade is located in Washington County (MD)
- Roadside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Rocky Forge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Forge
- Rocky Forge is located in Washington County (MD)
- Tomstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Waterloo to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Waterloo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Waterloo and extending to:
- Chambersburg, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Waterloo to Chambersburg, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 63 miles [101.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,882 miles [9,466.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,592 miles [10,608.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,468 miles [7,190.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Waterloo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Franklin County: www.co.franklin.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Waterloo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Waterloo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7320, Longitude: -77.5208 In this case, the coordinates for Waterloo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Waterloo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Waterloo could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <7> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Waterloo to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.123 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.833 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.597 degrees. |