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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 Filbert, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Filbert 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 Filbert:
- 39.943131, -79.853936
- 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 Filbert
- 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 Filbert is near Greene County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Filbert
Communities Also Named Filbert ...
We found three communities that are also named Filbert.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Filbert is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Santa Cruz County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Filbert [Santa Cruz County].
- South Carolina
- York County
- This Filbert is located in York County and lies 346 miles [556.8 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Filbert that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Filbert.
- West Virginia
- McDowell County
- This Filbert is located in McDowell County and lies 202 miles [325.1 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Filbert that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDowell County community of Filbert.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Filbert ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Century is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Century
- Chestnut Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dearth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dearth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearth
- Edenborn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Edenborn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenborn
- Gates
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gates is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Heistersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Heistersburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heistersburg
- Helen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Helen is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Herbert
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Herbert is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
- Hoover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hoover is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Puritan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Puritan is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puritan
- Ralph
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ralph is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
- Republic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Republic is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Rocks Works
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rocks Works is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Works
- Sandy Hill ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
- Sea Right
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sea Right is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Right
- Searights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Searights is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searights
- Shamrock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shamrock is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
- Stringtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stringtown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Superior
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Superior is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
- Tuckertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tuckertown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
- Upper Peanut
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Peanut is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Peanut
How Far From Filbert 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 Filbert to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Filbert and extending to:
- Uniontown, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Filbert to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 166 miles [267.2 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,970 miles [9,607.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,686 miles [10,760.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,561 miles [7,340.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Filbert could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Filbert) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Filbert 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 Filbert. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9431, Longitude: -79.8539 In this case, the coordinates for Filbert have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.524 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.456 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.541 degrees. |
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