Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gibbon Glade:
  • 39.739799, -79.594489
  • 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 Gibbon Glade

• 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 Gibbon Glade is near Preston County and also Garrett County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Preston County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Garrett 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 Gibbon Glade

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gibbon Glade ...

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.

• Chalkhill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Chalkhill is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalkhill
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chalkhill <1>
• Deer Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Deer Lake is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lake
• Elk Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Elk Park is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Park
• Elliottsville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Elliottsville is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsville
• Five Forks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Five Forks is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Flat Rock
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Flat Rock is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
• Florence ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Florence is located in Preston County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
• Hopewell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hopewell is located in Preston County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Little Sandy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Little Sandy is located in Preston County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
• Point Breeze
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Point Breeze is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Breeze
• Sand Spring
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Sand Spring is located in Garrett County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Spring

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

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

• Uniontown, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gibbon Glade to Uniontown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 148 miles [238.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 148 miles [238.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,968 miles [9,604.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,682 miles [10,753.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,558 miles [7,335.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'