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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 Indian Head, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Indian Head 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 Indian Head:
    • 40.024960, -79.394520
    • 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 Indian Head
  • 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 Indian Head ...

We found five communities that share the name Indian Head.

There is one other community in Pennsylvania which is also named Indian Head.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Erie County
      • This Indian Head is located in Erie County and lies 133 miles [214 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Indian Head that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Indian Head.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Indian Head is located in Hillsborough County and lies 841 miles [1,353.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Indian Head that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Indian Head.
    • Maryland
      • Charles County
      • This Indian Head is located in Charles County and lies 154 miles [247.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Indian Head that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Indian Head.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Newfoundland and Labrador community of Indian Head.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Indian Head lies 1,375 miles [2,212.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Indian Head that is located in Fayette County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Indian Head ...

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.

  • Acme
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acme have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
    • Acme is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Acme <4>
  • Bear Rocks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Rocks
    • Bear Rocks is located in Fayette County
  • Breakneck
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breakneck have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakneck
    • Breakneck is located in Fayette County
  • Champion
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Donegal
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donegal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donegal
    • Donegal is located in Westmoreland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donegal <4>
  • Hopewell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopewell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
    • Hopewell is located in Westmoreland County
  • Indian Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
    • Indian Creek is located in Fayette County
  • Jones Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mills
    • Jones Mills is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jones Mills <4>
  • Maple Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
    • Maple Grove is located in Fayette County
  • Mill Run
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Run
    • Mill Run is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill Run <4>
  • Normalville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normalville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normalville
    • Normalville is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Normalville <4>
  • Pleasant Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Fayette County
  • Rogers Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Mill
    • Rogers Mill is located in Fayette County
  • Seven Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
    • Seven Springs is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seven Springs <4>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Indian Head and extending to:

  • Uniontown, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Indian Head to Uniontown, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 133 miles [214 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 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 147 miles [236.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,947 miles [9,570.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,662 miles [10,721.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,538 miles [7,303.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Indian Head. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Fayette County: www.fayettepa.org

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- Indian Head) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Indian Head. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0250, Longitude: -79.3945    
<2>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 Indian Head, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Indian Head to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.239 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.145 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.308 degrees.




 

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