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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 Denbeau Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Denbeau Heights 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 Denbeau Heights:
- 40.024241, -79.916159
- 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 Denbeau Heights
- 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 Denbeau Heights is near Fayette County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Denbeau Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Denbeau Heights ...
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.
- California
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
- Century
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Century is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Century
- Coal Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Crescent Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crescent Heights is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Heights
- Daisytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dutch Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dutch Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hill
- Grindstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Heistersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Heistersburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heistersburg
- Lowhill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lowhill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowhill
- Maple Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Maple Glen is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Glen
- Maxwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Maxwell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Republic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Republic is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Smallwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Smallwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
- Stockdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Superior
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Superior is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
- Walkertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Walkertown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Wood Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wood Run is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Run
How Far From Denbeau Heights 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 Denbeau Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Denbeau Heights and extending to:
- Washington, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Denbeau Heights to Washington, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 161 miles [259.1 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 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 172 miles [276.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,969 miles [9,606.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,685 miles [10,758.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,560 miles [7,338.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Denbeau Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Denbeau Heights 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 Denbeau Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0242, Longitude: -79.9162 In this case, the coordinates for Denbeau Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.558 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.507 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.54 degrees. |
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