Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Brier Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brier Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Brier Hill
- 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 Brier Hill:
- 39.980353, -79.828100
- 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 Brier Hill
- 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 Brier Hill is near Washington County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- eBird sighting report for Greene 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
Communities Also Named Brier Hill ...
We found four communities that share the name Brier Hill.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Brier Hill is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Saint Lawrence County
- This Brier Hill is located in Saint Lawrence County and lies 379 miles [609.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Brier Hill that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Lawrence County community of Brier Hill.
- Ohio
- Mahoning County
- This Brier Hill is located in Mahoning County and lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Brier Hill that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of Brier Hill.
- Ontario
- This Brier Hill lies 366 miles [589 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Brier Hill that is located in Fayette County.
- Tennessee
- Lawrence County
- This Brier Hill is located in Lawrence County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Brier Hill that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Brier Hill.
- New York
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brier Hill ...
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.
- Century
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Chestnut Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Fayette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chestnut Ridge <3>
- Dearth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Filbert
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Grindstone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grindstone
- Grindstone is located in Fayette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grindstone <3>
- Helen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Herbert
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Lower Peanut
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Peanut have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Peanut
- Lower Peanut is located in Fayette County
- Republic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Rocks Works
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocks Works have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Works
- Rocks Works is located in Fayette County
- Sea Right
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Searights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Smock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smock
- Smock is located in Fayette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smock <3>
- Superior
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Tuckertown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuckertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
- Tuckertown is located in Fayette County
- Upper Peanut
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Peanut have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Peanut
- Upper Peanut is located in Fayette County
- Smock
How Far From Brier Hill to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Brier Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brier Hill and extending to:
- Uniontown, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 156 miles [251.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Brier Hill 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 166 miles [267.2 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 4,558 miles [7,335.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brier Hill. 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Brier Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brier Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9804, Longitude: -79.8281 In this case, the coordinates for Brier Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Brier Hill 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 309.506 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.442 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.517 degrees. |