Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 West Sunbury:
  • 41.008397, -79.899220
  • 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 West Sunbury

• 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 Butler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
  • Since West Sunbury is near Mercer County and also Armstrong County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Armstrong 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 West Sunbury

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Sunbury ...

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.

• Byers Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Byers Corner is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers Corner
• Euclid
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Euclid is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
• Ferris
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Ferris is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
• Five Points
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Five Points is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Hooker
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hooker is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
• Muddy Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Muddy Creek is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek
• Parsonville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Parsonville is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonville
• Peaceful Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Peaceful Valley is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Valley
• Queen Junction
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Queen Junction is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Junction
• Troutman
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Troutman is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutman
• Unionville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Unionville is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
• Whiskerville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Whiskerville is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskerville

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

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

• Butler, which is the Seat of Butler County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from West Sunbury to Butler, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 165 miles [265.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 210 miles [338 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,925 miles [9,535.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,645 miles [10,694.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,520 miles [7,274.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'