Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Amend, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Amend and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Amend
- 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 Amend:
- 39.872854, -79.789214
- 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 Amend
- 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 Amend is near Greene County and also Preston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Greene County
- eBird sighting report for Preston 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Amend ...
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.
- Dearth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - East Fairchance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Fairchance have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fairchance
- East Fairchance is located in Fayette County
- Edenborn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Hays
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Highhouse
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highhouse
- Highhouse is located in Fayette County
- Hoover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Hoover is located in Fayette County
- Hopwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopwood
- Hopwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopwood <2>
- Lewis Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Crossing
- Lewis Crossing is located in Fayette County
- Meadowbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Meadowbrook is located in Fayette County
- Newcomer
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Oliphant Furnace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oliphant Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliphant Furnace
- Oliphant Furnace is located in Fayette County
- Oliver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Oliver is located in Fayette County
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- Puritan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puritan
- Puritan is located in Fayette County
- Rocks Works
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocks Works have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Works
- Rocks Works is located in Fayette County
- Sandy Hill ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
- Sandy Hill is located in Fayette County
- Shamrock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Smiley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Uniontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Uniontown is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,632 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uniontown <2>
- Woodside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - York Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - York Run Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for York Run Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Run Junction
- York Run Junction is located in Fayette County
- Puritan
How Far From Amend 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 Amend to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Amend and extending to:
- Uniontown, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 156 miles [251.1 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Amend to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 161 miles [259.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than 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 5,970 miles [9,607.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,686 miles [10,760.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,561 miles [7,340.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Amend. 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> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Amend) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Amend. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8729, Longitude: -79.7892 In this case, the coordinates for Amend have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Amend 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 309.488 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.404 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.538 degrees. |