|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dry Tavern, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dry Tavern 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 Dry Tavern:
- 39.939242, -80.012277
- 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 Tavern
- 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Since Dry Tavern is near Fayette County and also Washington 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 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 Tavern
Communities Also Named Dry Tavern ...
We found one communities that are also named Dry Tavern.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Dry Tavern.
Beyond Pennsylvania.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Carbon County
- This Dry Tavern is located in Carbon County and lies 233 miles [375 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dry Tavern that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carbon County community of Dry Tavern.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dry Tavern ...
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.
- Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
- Ceylon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ceylon is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Clarksville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crucible
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Crucible is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crucible
- Dutch Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dutch Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hill
- Gates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gates is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Heistersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Heistersburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heistersburg
- Little Chicago
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Little Chicago is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chicago
- Live Easy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Live Easy is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Easy
- Lowhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lowhill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowhill
- Maple Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Maple Glen is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Glen
- Maxwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Maxwell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Paisley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paisley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paisley
- Pitt Gas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pitt Gas is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt Gas
- Ralph
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ralph is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
- Sandy Plains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sandy Plains is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Plains
- Stony Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stony Point is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Stringtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stringtown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
How Far From Dry Tavern 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 Dry Tavern to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dry Tavern and extending to:
- Waynesburg, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dry Tavern to Waynesburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 167 miles [268.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 174 miles [280 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 5,976 miles [9,617.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,693 miles [10,771.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,568 miles [7,351.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Dry Tavern) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Dry Tavern 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 Tavern. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9392, Longitude: -80.0123 In this case, the coordinates for Dry Tavern have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.621 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.566 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.613 degrees. |
|
|