Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Woodycrest:
  • 40.813117, -77.902503
  • 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 Woodycrest

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodycrest ...

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.

• Buffalo Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Buffalo Run is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Run
• Circle Ville
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Circle Ville is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle Ville
• Dale Summit
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Dale Summit is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Summit
• Hunter Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hunter Park is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Park
• Julian
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Julian is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Julian <1>
• Martha Furnace
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Martha Furnace is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha Furnace
• Marysville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Marysville is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
• Oak Hall
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Oak Hall is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hall
• Panorama Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Panorama Village is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
• Park Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Park Hills is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hills
• Shingletown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Shingletown is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
• University Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • University Park is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
• Waddle
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Waddle is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddle

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

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

• Bellefonte, which is the Seat of Centre County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Woodycrest to Bellefonte, with an average speed<3> 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 64 miles [103 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 139 miles [223.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,852 miles [9,417.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,567 miles [10,568.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,442 miles [7,148.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'