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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 Dry Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dry Hill 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 Dry Hill:
    • 40.060907, -79.613650
    • 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 Dry Hill
  • 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 Dry Hill 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 Dry Hill

Communities Also Named Dry Hill ...

We found five communities that are also named Dry Hill.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Dry Hill is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Jackson County
      • This Dry Hill is located in Jackson County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Dry Hill that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Dry Hill.
    • Tennessee
      • Johnson County
      • This Dry Hill is located in Johnson County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Dry Hill that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Dry Hill.
      • Lauderdale County
      • This Dry Hill is located in Lauderdale County and lies 610 miles [981.7 km] to the west southwest of the Dry Hill that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Dry Hill.
      • Roane County
      • This Dry Hill is located in Roane County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km] to the southwest of the Dry Hill that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Dry Hill.
    • West Virginia
      • Raleigh County
      • This Dry Hill is located in Raleigh County and lies 177 miles [284.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Dry Hill that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Raleigh County community of Dry Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dry Hill ...

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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Breakneck is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakneck
  • Chaintown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Chaintown is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaintown
  • Coldbrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Coldbrook is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldbrook
  • Crossland
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Crossland is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossland
  • Hawkeye
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hawkeye is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
  • Hulltown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hulltown is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulltown
  • Kingview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kingview is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingview
  • Liberty
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Liberty is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Nellie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Nellie is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
  • Pinetree
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Pinetree is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetree
  • Poplar Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Poplar Grove is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
  • Raineytown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Raineytown is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raineytown
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Reservoir Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Reservoir Hill is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir Hill
    • Rogerstown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Rogerstown is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogerstown
    • Trotter
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Trotter is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter
    • Walnut Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Walnut Hill is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill

How Far From Dry Hill 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 Dry Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Uniontown, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dry Hill to Uniontown, with an average speed<2> 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 159 miles [255.9 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<3> 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).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,670 miles [10,734.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,546 miles [7,316.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 from Point A (ie- Dry Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Dry Hill 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 Dry Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0609, Longitude: -79.6137       In this case, the coordinates for Dry Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.371 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.301 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.392 degrees.