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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 Heistersburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Heistersburg and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Heistersburg:
    • 39.962146, -79.927963
    • 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 Heistersburg
  • 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 Heistersburg is near Greene County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Heistersburg

Curious and Interesting Names Near Heistersburg ...

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.

  • Century
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Century is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Century
  • Crucible
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Crucible is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crucible
  • Dry Tavern
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Dry Tavern is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Tavern
  • Dutch Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dutch Hill is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hill
  • Edenborn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Edenborn is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenborn
  • Filbert
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Filbert is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
  • Gates
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Gates is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
  • Herbert
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Herbert is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
  • Lowhill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Lowhill is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowhill
  • Maple Glen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Maple Glen is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Glen
  • Maxwell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Maxwell is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
  • Pitt Gas
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Pitt Gas is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt Gas
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Ralph
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Ralph is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
    • Republic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Republic is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
    • Sandy Plains
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Sandy Plains is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Plains
    • Stringtown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Superior
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Superior is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
    • Tuckertown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Tuckertown is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Heistersburg and extending to:

  • Uniontown, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Heistersburg to Uniontown, with an average speed<2> 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 162 miles [260.7 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 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 170 miles [273.6 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,972 miles [9,611 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,688 miles [10,763.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,563 miles [7,343.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Heistersburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Heistersburg 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 Heistersburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9621, Longitude: -79.9280       In this case, the coordinates for Heistersburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.568 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.51 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.568 degrees.