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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 Grapeville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grapeville 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 Grapeville:
- 40.325347, -79.605597
- 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 Grapeville
- 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 Westmoreland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
- Since Grapeville is near Allegheny County and also Fayette 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 Fayette 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 Grapeville
Communities Also Named Grapeville ...
We found one communities that are also named Grapeville.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Grapeville is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Grapeville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Greene County
- This Grapeville is located in Greene County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Grapeville that is located in Westmoreland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Grapeville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grapeville ...
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.
- Carbon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carbon is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Centerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Cereal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cereal is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cereal
- Circleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Circleville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
- Evanstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Evanstown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanstown
- Export
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Five Points
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Five Points is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Foxtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Foxtown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown
- Georges Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Georges Station is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Station
- Highland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Highland is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Irwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Irwin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,716 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwin <2>
- Jacktown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jacktown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
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- Keystone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Keystone is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Lincoln Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lincoln Heights is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Manor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Manor is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,322 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manor <2>
- Paintertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Paintertown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintertown
- Scab Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Scab Hill is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scab Hill
- Swede Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Swede Hill is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swede Hill
How Far From Grapeville 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 Grapeville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grapeville and extending to:
- Greensburg, which is the Seat of Westmoreland County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Grapeville to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 168 miles [270.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,943 miles [9,564.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,660 miles [10,718.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,535 miles [7,298.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Grapeville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Grapeville 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 Grapeville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3253, Longitude: -79.6056 In this case, the coordinates for Grapeville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.353 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.32 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.291 degrees. |
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