Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Condit Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Condit Crossing and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Condit Crossing

• 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 Condit Crossing:
  • 40.065628, -80.230061
  • 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 Condit Crossing

• 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Since Condit Crossing is near Greene County and also Fayette 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 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 Condit Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Condit Crossing ...

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.

• Green Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Hills is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21 people
• Lone Pine
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lone Pine is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
• Long Pine
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Long Pine is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pine
• Plumbsock
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Plumbsock is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumbsock
• Point Lookout
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Point Lookout is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Lookout
• Prosperity
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Prosperity is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
• Ringlands
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Ringlands is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringlands
• Ten Mile
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Ten Mile is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile

How Far From Condit Crossing 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 Condit Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Condit Crossing and extending to:

• Washington, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the North.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 177 miles [284.9 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Condit Crossing to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over 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 188 miles [302.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,979 miles [9,622.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,697 miles [10,777.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,572 miles [7,357.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'