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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 Headlee Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Headlee Heights 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 Headlee Heights:
- 39.815077, -79.972280
- 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 Headlee Heights
- 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Since Headlee Heights is near Fayette County and also Monongalia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monongalia 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 Headlee Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Headlee Heights ...
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.
- Bobtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bobtown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobtown
- Cats Run Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cats Run Junction is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cats Run Junction
- Ceylon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ceylon is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Friendship Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship Heights is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Heights
- Glassworks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Glassworks is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glassworks
- Grays Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grays Landing is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Landing
- Griffin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Griffin is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Little Chicago
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Little Chicago is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chicago
- Live Easy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Live Easy is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Easy
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mapletown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mapletown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapletown
- Martin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Martin is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Masontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Paisley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Paisley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paisley
- Sunshine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sunshine is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Willow Tree
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Willow Tree is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Tree
How Far From Headlee Heights to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Headlee Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Headlee Heights and extending to:
- Waynesburg, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Headlee Heights to Waynesburg, with an average speed<3> 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 166 miles [267.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 169 miles [272 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,980 miles [9,623.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,696 miles [10,776.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,571 miles [7,356.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Headlee Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Headlee Heights 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 Headlee Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8151, Longitude: -79.9723 In this case, the coordinates for Headlee Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.602 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.526 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.64 degrees. |
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