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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 Blairtown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blairtown and the surrounding area.
- 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 Blairtown:
- 39.888964, -80.186453
- 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 Blairtown
- 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Since Blairtown is near Washington County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Blairtown
Communities Also Named Blairtown ...
We found two communities that are also named Blairtown.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Blairtown is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Caroline County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Blairtown [Caroline County].
- Wyoming
- Sweetwater County
- This Blairtown is located in Sweetwater County and lies 1,516 miles [2,439.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Blairtown that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sweetwater County community of Blairtown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blairtown ...
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.
- Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Buzz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buzz is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzz
- Clarksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Lick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Lick is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lick
- Dry Tavern
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dry Tavern is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Tavern
- Graysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gump
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gump is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gump
- Kirby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kirby is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Pitt Gas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pitt Gas is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt Gas
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Plumbsock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Plumbsock is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumbsock
- Ringlands
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ringlands is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringlands
- Rogersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rogersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Rush Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rush Crossroads is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Crossroads
- Stony Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Point is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Ten Mile
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ten Mile is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile
How Far From Blairtown 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 Blairtown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blairtown and extending to:
- Waynesburg, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies just to the North.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Blairtown to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about 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 181 miles [291.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,985 miles [9,631.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,702 miles [10,785.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,577 miles [7,366 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Blairtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Blairtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Blairtown 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 Blairtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8890, Longitude: -80.1865 In this case, the coordinates for Blairtown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.73 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.682 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.709 degrees. |
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