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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 Chartiers, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chartiers 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 Chartiers:
- 39.961896, -80.052670
- 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 Chartiers
- 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 Chartiers 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 Chartiers
Communities Also Named Chartiers ...
We found one communities that are also named Chartiers.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Chartiers.
Beyond Pennsylvania.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Allegheny County
- This Chartiers is located in Allegheny County and lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the north of the Chartiers that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Chartiers.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chartiers ...
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.
- Centerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
- Clarksville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Crucible
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Crucible is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crucible
- Dry Tavern
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Tavern is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Tavern
- Dutch Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dutch Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hill
- Heistersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lowhill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lowhill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowhill
- Maple Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Glen is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Glen
- Maxwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Maxwell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Pitt Gas
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pitt Gas is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt Gas
- Sandy Plains
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Plains is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Plains
- Stony Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Point is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Stringtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ten Mile
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Chartiers 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 Chartiers to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chartiers and extending to:
- Waynesburg, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 168 miles [270.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Chartiers to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>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 176 miles [283.2 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,977 miles [9,619 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,693 miles [10,771.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,569 miles [7,353.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chartiers) 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 Chartiers 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 Chartiers. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9619, Longitude: -80.0527 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.645 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.596 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.623 degrees. |
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