Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gastonville:
  • 40.257292, -79.995885
  • 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 Gastonville

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gastonville ...

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.

• Elkhorn
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Elkhorn is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
• Experiment
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Experiment is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Experiment
• Gill Hall
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gill Hall is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Hall
• Ginger Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Ginger Hill is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Hill
• Library
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Library is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Library
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Library <1>
• Library Junction
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Library Junction is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Library Junction
• New Eagle
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • New Eagle is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Eagle
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,079 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Eagle <1>
• Pierce
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Pierce is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
• Piney Fork
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Piney Fork is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
• River View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • River View is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
• Shire Oaks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Shire Oaks is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shire Oaks
• Turkeyfoot
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Turkeyfoot is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeyfoot

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

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

• Washington, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gastonville to Washington, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 164 miles [263.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 183 miles [294.5 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<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>'