Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dunlap Creek Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dunlap Creek Village and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dunlap Creek Village
- 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 Dunlap Creek Village:
- 39.968964, -79.869214
- 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 Dunlap Creek Village
- 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 Dunlap Creek Village 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dunlap Creek Village ...
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 north) - Chestnut Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
- Dearth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Filbert
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Grindstone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grindstone
- Grindstone is located in Fayette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grindstone <2>
- Heistersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Heistersburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heistersburg
- Heistersburg is located in Fayette County
- Helen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Herbert
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Ralph
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Republic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Rocks Works
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocks Works have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Works
- Rocks Works is located in Fayette County
- Sea Right
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Searights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Shamrock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Smock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
- Superior
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Tuckertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuckertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
- Tuckertown is located in Fayette County
- Upper Peanut
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Peanut have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Peanut
- Upper Peanut is located in Fayette County
- Searights
How Far From Dunlap Creek Village 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 Dunlap Creek Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Dunlap Creek Village and extending to:
- Uniontown, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Dunlap Creek Village to Uniontown, with an average speed<5> 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 159 miles [255.9 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 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 168 miles [270.4 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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,560 miles [7,338.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dunlap Creek Village. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Fayette County: www.fayettepa.org
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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- Dunlap Creek Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dunlap Creek Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9690, Longitude: -79.8692 In this case, the coordinates for Dunlap Creek Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Dunlap Creek Village to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.532 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.469 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.539 degrees. |