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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 Brinkerton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brinkerton 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 Brinkerton:
- 40.222848, -79.526150
- 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 Brinkerton
- 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 Westmoreland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
- Since Brinkerton is near Fayette County and also Allegheny County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allegheny 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 Brinkerton
Communities Also Named Brinkerton ...
We found one communities that are also named Brinkerton.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Brinkerton.
Beyond Pennsylvania.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Clarion County
- This Brinkerton is located in Clarion County and lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the north of the Brinkerton that is located in Westmoreland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarion County community of Brinkerton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brinkerton ...
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.
- Carbon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Carbon is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Carpentertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Carpentertown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpentertown
- Centerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Central
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Central is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Foxtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Foxtown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown
- Hunker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kecksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kecksburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kecksburg
- Mammoth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mammoth is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth
- Morewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Morewood is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morewood
- Mount Joy
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mount Joy is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
- Mount Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mutual
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mutual is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Orchard Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Orchard Hill is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hill
- Paintersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Paintersville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
- Pleasant Unity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ridge View
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ridge View is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge View
- Rocktown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rocktown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocktown
- Standard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Standard is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard
- Standard Shaft
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Standard Shaft is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard Shaft
- Swede Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Swede Hill is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swede Hill
- United
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- United is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United
- Weavers Old Stand
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Weavers Old Stand is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Old Stand
How Far From Brinkerton 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 Brinkerton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brinkerton and extending to:
- Greensburg, which is the Seat of Westmoreland County, lies just to the North.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Brinkerton to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 161 miles [259.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,944 miles [9,565.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,660 miles [10,718.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,536 miles [7,300 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brinkerton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Brinkerton 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 Brinkerton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2228, Longitude: -79.5262 In this case, the coordinates for Brinkerton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.309 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.255 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.293 degrees. |
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