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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 Ewingsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ewingsville 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 Ewingsville:
- 40.399513, -80.112556
- 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 Ewingsville
- 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 Allegheny County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allegheny County
- Since Ewingsville is near Washington County and also Beaver 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 Beaver 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 Ewingsville
Communities Also Named Ewingsville ...
We found one communities that are also named Ewingsville.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Ewingsville is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Ewingsville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Wilson County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Ewingsville [Wilson County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ewingsville ...
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.
- Fairywood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairywood is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairywood
- Federal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Federal is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal
- Gayly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gayly is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayly
- Green Tree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gregg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gregg is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg
- Moon Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Moon Run is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Run
- National Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- National Hill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Hill
- Noblestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Noblestown is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noblestown
- Presto
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rook is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rook
- Windgap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Windgap is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windgap
How Far From Ewingsville 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 Ewingsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Ewingsville and extending to:
- Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Ewingsville to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 193 miles [310.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,960 miles [9,591.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,678 miles [10,747.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,554 miles [7,329 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ewingsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Ewingsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Ewingsville 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 Ewingsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3995, Longitude: -80.1126 In this case, the coordinates for Ewingsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.661 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.681 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.492 degrees. |
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