Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in East Charleroi, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Charleroi and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for East Charleroi

• 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 East Charleroi:
  • 40.139239, -79.888103
  • 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 East Charleroi

• 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 Westmoreland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
  • Since East Charleroi is near Washington County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 East Charleroi

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Charleroi ...

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.

• Black Diamond
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Black Diamond is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
• Fisher
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Fisher is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
• Grandview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Grandview is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
• Lockview
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Lockview is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockview
• Long Branch
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Long Branch is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
• Lover
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lover is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lover
• Naomi
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Naomi is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi
• Pricedale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Pricedale is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pricedale
• Rogers Stop
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Rogers Stop is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Stop
• Stockdale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Stockdale is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockdale <1>
• Twilight
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Twilight is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
• Twin Bridges
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Twin Bridges is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
• Victory Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Victory Hills is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Hills

How Far From East Charleroi 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 East Charleroi to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in East Charleroi and extending to:

• Greensburg, which is the Seat of Westmoreland County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from East Charleroi to Greensburg, 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 158 miles [254.3 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 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 5,962 miles [9,594.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,679 miles [10,748.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,554 miles [7,329 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'