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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Atlasburg:
    • 40.341181, -80.382842
    • 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 Atlasburg
  • 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Since Atlasburg is near Allegheny County and also Brooke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Allegheny County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Brooke 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 Atlasburg

Curious and Interesting Names Near Atlasburg ...

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
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Buffalo is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Candor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Candor is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
  • Champion
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Champion is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
  • Cherry Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Cherry Valley is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
  • Cokeburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Cokeburg is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
  • Cross Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Cross Creek is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
  • Eldersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Eldersville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldersville
  • Florence
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Florence is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Franklin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Franklin is located in Brooke County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Hickory
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hickory is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
  • Independence
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Independence is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Logrow
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Logrow is located in Brooke County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logrow
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Longview Heights
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Longview Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Heights
    • Louise
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Louise is located in Brooke County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
    • Paris
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Paris is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Sturgeon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Virginville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Virginville is located in Brooke County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginville

How Far From Atlasburg to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Atlasburg to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Washington, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Atlasburg to Washington, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 184 miles [296.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 203 miles [326.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,973 miles [9,612.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,692 miles [10,769.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,568 miles [7,351.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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- Atlasburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Atlasburg to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Atlasburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3412, Longitude: -80.3828       In this case, the coordinates for Atlasburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.83 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.865 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.635 degrees.