Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hawkeye, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hawkeye and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hawkeye
- 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 Hawkeye:
- 40.122017, -79.592539
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Hawkeye
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
- Since Hawkeye is near Fayette County and also Allegheny County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- eBird sighting report for Allegheny 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Hawkeye ...
We found ten communities that share the name Hawkeye.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Hawkeye is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Maryland
- Missouri
- Miller County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Miller County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miller County community of Hawkeye.
- Pulaski County
- This Hawkeye is located in Pulaski County and lies 700 miles [1,126.5 km]<1> to the west of the Hawkeye that is located in Westmoreland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Hawkeye.
- New York
- North Dakota
- Saskatchewan
- This Hawkeye lies 1,567 miles [2,521.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hawkeye that is located in Westmoreland County.
- Texas
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hawkeye ...
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.
- Alice
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Buckeye
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Central
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Chaintown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Iron Bridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Bridge
- Iron Bridge is located in Westmoreland County
- Kingview
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Morewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Westmoreland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,186 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <5>
- Orchard Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hill
- Orchard Hill is located in Westmoreland County
- Pinetree
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Ridge View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridge View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge View
- Ridge View is located in Westmoreland County
- Rocktown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Standard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Walnut Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Walnut Hill is located in Fayette County
How Far From Hawkeye 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 Hawkeye to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hawkeye and extending to:
- Greensburg, which is the Seat of Westmoreland County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hawkeye to Greensburg, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 143 miles [230.1 km] to the east (E). 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 160 miles [257.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,951 miles [9,577.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,667 miles [10,729.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,542 miles [7,309.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hawkeye. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Westmoreland County: www.co.westmoreland.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hawkeye) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hawkeye. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1220, Longitude: -79.5925 In this case, the coordinates for Hawkeye have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Hawkeye 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hawkeye, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Hawkeye to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.355 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.292 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.36 degrees. |