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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 Cardale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cardale 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 Cardale:
- 39.956742, -79.866159
- 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 Cardale
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Cardale is near Greene County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Cardale
Communities Also Named Cardale ...
We found one communities that are also named Cardale.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Cardale is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Cardale in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Manitoba
- This Cardale lies 1,214 miles [1,953.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cardale that is located in Fayette County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cardale ...
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 north)
- Century is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Century
- Chestnut Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dearth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dearth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearth
- Filbert
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Filbert is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
- Grindstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Heistersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Heistersburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heistersburg
- Helen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Helen is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Herbert
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Herbert is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
- Ralph
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ralph is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
- Republic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Republic is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Rocks Works
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rocks Works is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Works
- Sea Right
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sea Right is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Right
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Searights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Searights is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searights
- Shamrock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shamrock is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
- Stringtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stringtown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Superior
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Superior is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
- Tuckertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tuckertown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
- Upper Peanut
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Upper Peanut is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Peanut
How Far From Cardale 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 Cardale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cardale and extending to:
- Uniontown, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 159 miles [255.9 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Cardale 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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 167 miles [268.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,969 miles [9,606.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,686 miles [10,760.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,561 miles [7,340.2 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- Cardale) 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 Cardale 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 Cardale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9567, Longitude: -79.8662 In this case, the coordinates for Cardale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.531 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.466 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.542 degrees. |
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