Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bauerstown:
  • 40.495902, -79.976442
  • 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 Bauerstown

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bauerstown ...

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.

• Cherry City
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Cherry City is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry City
• City View
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • City View is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City View
• Elfinwild
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Elfinwild is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elfinwild
• Evergreen
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Evergreen is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
• Fineview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Fineview is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fineview
• Friendship
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Friendship is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• Highland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Highland is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Ivory Avenue
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Ivory Avenue is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory Avenue
• Laurel Gardens
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Laurel Gardens is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Gardens
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Marshall Shadeland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Marshall Shadeland is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Shadeland
  • Perrysville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Perrysville is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysville
  • Shadyside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Shadyside is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
  • Spring Garden
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Spring Garden is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
  • Summer Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Summer Hill is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
  • Woods Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Woods Run is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Run

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

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

• Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Bauerstown to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2>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 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 191 miles [307.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,950 miles [9,575.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,669 miles [10,732.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,544 miles [7,312.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'