Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Davidson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Davidson and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Davidson
- 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 Davidson:
- 39.988686, -79.846434
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Davidson
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Davidson is near Washington County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Davidson ...
We found 25 communities that share the name Davidson.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Davidson is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another 25 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 25 communities, 22 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Crawford County
- This Davidson is located in Crawford County and lies 849 miles [1,366.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Davidson that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Davidson.
- Nevada County
- This Davidson is located in Nevada County and lies 866 miles [1,393.7 km] to the west southwest of the Davidson that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nevada County community of Davidson.
- British Columbia
- This Davidson lies 2,215 miles [3,564.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Davidson that is located in Fayette County.
- Idaho
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Cowley 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 Kansas community of Davidson [Cowley County].
- Sedgwick County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Davidson [Sedgwick County].
- Kentucky
- Nicholas 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 Kentucky community of Davidson [Nicholas County].
- Ohio County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Davidson [Ohio County].
- Maine
- Michigan
- Alcona 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 Michigan community of Davidson [Alcona County].
- Arenac County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Davidson [Arenac County].
- Washtenaw County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Davidson [Washtenaw County].
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Quebec
- This Davidson lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Davidson that is located in Fayette County.
- Saskatchewan
- This Davidson lies 1,471 miles [2,367.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Davidson that is located in Fayette County.
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Fentress County
- This Davidson is located in Fentress County and lies 383 miles [616.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Davidson that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fentress County community of Davidson.
- Pickett County
- This Davidson is located in Pickett County and lies 366 miles [589 km] to the southwest of the Davidson that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickett County community of Davidson.
- Texas
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Davidson ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Chestnut Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Fayette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chestnut Ridge <5>
- Dearth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Filbert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Grindstone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grindstone
- Grindstone is located in Fayette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grindstone <5>
- Heistersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heistersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heistersburg
- Heistersburg is located in Fayette County
- Helen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Herbert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Lower Peanut
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Peanut have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Peanut
- Lower Peanut is located in Fayette County
- Ralph
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Republic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Rocks Works
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocks Works have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Works
- Rocks Works is located in Fayette County
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Sea Right
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Searights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Smock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smock
- Smock is located in Fayette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smock <5>
- Superior
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Tuckertown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuckertown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
- Tuckertown is located in Fayette County
- Upper Peanut
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Peanut have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Peanut
- Upper Peanut is located in Fayette County
- Sea Right
How Far From Davidson 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 Davidson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Davidson and extending to:
- Uniontown, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Davidson to Harrisburg, with an average speed<6>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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,967 miles [9,603 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,683 miles [10,755.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,559 miles [7,337 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Davidson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Fayette County: www.fayettepa.org
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Davidson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Davidson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9887, Longitude: -79.8464 In this case, the coordinates for Davidson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Davidson 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> | 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 Davidson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Davidson to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.517 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.455 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.522 degrees. |