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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 Deer Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deer Lake 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 Deer Lake:
- 39.850076, -79.589208
- 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 Deer Lake
- 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 Deer Lake is near Preston County and also Somerset County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Preston County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset 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 Deer Lake
Communities Also Named Deer Lake ...
We found ten communities that are also named Deer Lake.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Deer Lake.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, seven are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Schuylkill County
- This Deer Lake is located in Schuylkill County and lies 193 miles [310.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Deer Lake that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Deer Lake.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Deer Lake is located in Cook County and lies 470 miles [756.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Deer Lake that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Deer Lake.
- Michigan
- Charlevoix 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 Deer Lake [Charlevoix County].
- Lake 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 Deer Lake [Lake County].
- Marquette 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 Deer Lake [Marquette County].
- New Brunswick
- This Deer Lake lies 740 miles [1,190.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Deer Lake that is located in Fayette County.
- New Mexico
- Sandoval County
- This Deer Lake is located in Sandoval County and lies 1,502 miles [2,417.2 km]<1> to the west of the Deer Lake that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sandoval County community of Deer Lake.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Deer Lake lies 1,260 miles [2,027.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Deer Lake that is located in Fayette County.
- Ontario
- This Deer Lake lies 367 miles [590.6 km]<1> to the north of the Deer Lake that is located in Fayette County.
- Washington
- Stevens 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 Washington community of Deer Lake [Stevens County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Deer Lake ...
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
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Coolspring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coolspring is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolspring
- Elliottsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Elliottsville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsville
- Evans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Evans is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Hardy Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hardy Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Hill
- Hopwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Irishtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Irishtown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irishtown
- Meadowbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Meadowbrook is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Mount Independence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Independence is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Independence
- Oliphant Furnace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oliphant Furnace is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliphant Furnace
- Point Breeze
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Point Breeze is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Breeze
- Stonerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stonerville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonerville
- Uniontown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Deer Lake 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 Deer Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Deer Lake and extending to:
- Uniontown, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Deer Lake 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 151 miles [243 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,963 miles [9,596.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,678 miles [10,747.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,553 miles [7,327.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Deer Lake) 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 Deer Lake 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 Deer Lake 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 Deer Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8501, Longitude: -79.5892 In this case, the coordinates for Deer Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.367 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.264 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.458 degrees. |
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