Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Blainsburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blainsburg and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Blainsburg
- 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 Blainsburg:
- 40.031803, -79.887382
- 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 Blainsburg
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Blainsburg is near Fayette County and also Westmoreland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- eBird sighting report for Westmoreland 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 Blainsburg ...
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.
- California
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
- California is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,261 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for California <2>
- Century
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Coal Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Center
- Coal Center is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coal Center <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Coal Center
- From Blainsburg to Coal Center
- Crescent Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Heights
- Crescent Heights is located in Washington County
- Daisytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisytown
- Daisytown is located in Washington County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daisytown <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Daisytown
- From Blainsburg to Daisytown
- Dutch Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hill
- Dutch Hill is located in Fayette County
- Grindstone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grindstone
- Grindstone is located in Fayette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grindstone <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Grindstone
- From Blainsburg to Grindstone
- Long Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Long Branch is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Lowhill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Maple Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Glen
- Maple Glen is located in Washington County
- Maxwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Republic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Continue List (5 more) ...
- Smallwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Stockdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
- Stockdale is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockdale <2>
- Superior
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Walkertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Walkertown is located in Washington County
- Wood Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Smallwood
How Far From Blainsburg 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 Blainsburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Blainsburg and extending to:
- Washington, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Blainsburg to Washington, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 159 miles [255.9 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 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 170 miles [273.6 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 5,967 miles [9,603 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,683 miles [10,755.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,559 miles [7,337 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blainsburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.pa.us/
The official website for Commonwealth 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- Blainsburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blainsburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0318, Longitude: -79.8874 |
| <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 Blainsburg 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 309.54 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.488 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.524 degrees. |