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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 Highhouse, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Highhouse 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 Highhouse:
    • 39.865414, -79.810547
    • 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 Highhouse
  • 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 Highhouse is near Greene County and also Preston 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 Preston 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 Highhouse

Curious and Interesting Names Near Highhouse ...

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.

  • East Fairchance
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • East Fairchance is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fairchance
  • Edenborn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Edenborn is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenborn
  • Griffin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Griffin is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
  • Hays
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Hays is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
  • Hoover
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Lewis Crossing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Lewis Crossing is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Crossing
  • Newcomer
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Newcomer is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomer
  • Old Frame
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Old Frame is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Frame
  • Oliphant Furnace
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Oliphant Furnace is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliphant Furnace
  • Puritan
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Sandy Hill ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sandy Hill is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
  • Shamrock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Shamrock is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Smiley
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Smiley is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiley
    • Woodside
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • York Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • York Run is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Run
    • York Run Junction
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • York Run Junction is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Run Junction

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

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

  • Uniontown, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Highhouse to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2>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 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 162 miles [260.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than 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 5,971 miles [9,609.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,687 miles [10,761.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,562 miles [7,341.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Highhouse) 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 Highhouse 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 Highhouse. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8654, Longitude: -79.8105    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.501 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.419 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.55 degrees.