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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 Coolspring, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coolspring 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 Coolspring:
- 39.903687, -79.679765
- 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 Coolspring
- 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 Coolspring is near Westmoreland County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Coolspring
Communities Also Named Coolspring ...
We found three communities that are also named Coolspring.
There are two communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Coolspring.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Coolspring in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Jefferson County
- This Coolspring is located in Jefferson County and lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Coolspring that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Coolspring.
- Mercer County
- This Coolspring is located in Mercer County and lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Coolspring that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Coolspring.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Fairfax County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Coolspring [Fairfax County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Coolspring ...
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.
- Chalkhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Elm Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Elm Grove is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Evans
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Evans is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Factory Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Factory Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Hill
- Graham Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Graham Crossing is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Crossing
- Hardy Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hardy Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Hill
- Hays
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hays is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- Hopwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Irishtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Irishtown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irishtown
- Little Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Little Summit is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Summit
- Meadowbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Monarch
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Monarch is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mount Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Hope is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Independence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Independence is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Independence
- Oliphant Furnace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oliphant Furnace is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliphant Furnace
- Oliver
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oliver is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Sandy Hill ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sandy Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
- Uniontown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
How Far From Coolspring 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 Coolspring to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Coolspring and extending to:
- Uniontown, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the West.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Coolspring 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 157 miles [252.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,964 miles [9,598.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,680 miles [10,750.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,555 miles [7,330.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Coolspring) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Coolspring could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 Coolspring 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 Coolspring. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9037, Longitude: -79.6798 In this case, the coordinates for Coolspring have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.419 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.331 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.479 degrees. |
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