RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> Commonwealth of Pennsylvania >> Fayette County >> Crossland >> Tidbits & TriviaIndex...

Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Crossland:
    • 40.037296, -79.605594
    • 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 Crossland
  • 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 Crossland is near Westmoreland County and also Washington 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 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 Crossland

Communities Also Named Crossland ...

We found four communities that are also named Crossland.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Crossland is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Calloway County
      • This Crossland is located in Calloway County and lies 534 miles [859.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Crossland that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calloway County community of Crossland.
    • Missouri
      • Chariton County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Chariton County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chariton County community of Crossland.
    • Ontario
      • This Crossland lies 310 miles [498.9 km]<1> to the north of the Crossland that is located in Fayette County.
    • Tennessee
      • Henry County
      • This Crossland is located in Henry County and lies 534 miles [859.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Crossland that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Crossland.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crossland ...

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.

  • Breakneck
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Breakneck is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakneck
  • Coldbrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Coldbrook is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldbrook
  • Dry Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Dry Hill is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Hill
  • Hulltown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Hulltown is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulltown
  • Liberty
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Liberty is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Nellie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Nellie is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
  • Poplar Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Poplar Grove is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
  • Raineytown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Raineytown is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raineytown
  • Reservoir Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Reservoir Hill is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir Hill
  • Rogerstown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Rogerstown is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogerstown
  • Trotter
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Trotter is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter

How Far From Crossland to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Crossland to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Crossland and extending to:

  • Uniontown, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Crossland to Uniontown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 144 miles [231.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,955 miles [9,583.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,671 miles [10,735.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,546 miles [7,316.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Crossland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Crossland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Crossland 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 Crossland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0373, Longitude: -79.6056       In this case, the coordinates for Crossland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.367 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.293 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.397 degrees.