Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Adah, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Adah and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Adah
- 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 Adah:
- 39.896465, -79.921997
- 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 Adah
- 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Adah is near Greene County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Greene County
- eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Adah ...
We found two communities that share the name Adah.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Adah is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania.
While we haven't found any other communities named Adah in either the United States or Canada, we know of two communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Afghanistan
- - Nangarhar
- Distance: 6,965 miles [11,209.1 km]<1> to the north northeast
- - Ghazni
- Distance: 6,976 miles [11,226.8 km] to the north northeast
- Afghanistan
Curious and Interesting Names Near Adah ...
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.
- Cats Run Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cats Run Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cats Run Junction
- Cats Run Junction is located in Fayette County
- Ceylon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Crucible
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Edenborn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Filbert
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Gates
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Grays Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Landing
- Grays Landing is located in Fayette County
- Griffin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Heistersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heistersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heistersburg
- Heistersburg is located in Fayette County
- Hoover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Hoover is located in Fayette County
- Lewis Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Crossing
- Lewis Crossing is located in Fayette County
- Little Chicago
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Chicago have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chicago
- Little Chicago is located in Greene County
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Live Easy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Masontown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masontown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masontown
- Masontown is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,260 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Masontown <3>
- Paisley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Puritan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puritan
- Puritan is located in Fayette County
- Ralph
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Stringtown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stringtown is located in Greene County
- Live Easy
How Far From Adah 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 Adah to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Adah and extending to:
- Uniontown, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Adah to Uniontown, with an average speed<4> 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 162 miles [260.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 168 miles [270.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,974 miles [9,614.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,690 miles [10,766.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,566 miles [7,348.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Adah. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Fayette County: www.fayettepa.org
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Adah) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Adah. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8965, Longitude: -79.9220 In this case, the coordinates for Adah have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Adah to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.568 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.499 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.589 degrees. |