Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Footedale:
  • 39.909243, -79.825047
  • 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 Footedale

• 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 Footedale 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 Footedale

Curious and Interesting Names Near Footedale ...

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.

• Dearth
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Dearth is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearth
• Edenborn
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Edenborn is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenborn
• Filbert
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Filbert is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
• Hays
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hays is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
• Herbert
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Herbert is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
• Highhouse
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Highhouse is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highhouse
• Hoover
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hoover is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
• Lewis Crossing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lewis Crossing is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Crossing
• Newcomer
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Newcomer is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomer
• Puritan
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Puritan is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puritan
• Ralph
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Ralph is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
• Rocks Works
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rocks Works is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Works
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Sandy Hill ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Sandy Hill is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
  • Sea Right
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Sea Right is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Right
  • Searights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Searights is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searights
  • Shamrock
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Shamrock is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock

How Far From Footedale to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Footedale to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Footedale and extending to:

• Uniontown, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the East.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Footedale to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2>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 164 miles [263.9 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<3> 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).<4>
• 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).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,561 miles [7,340.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'