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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.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Indian Head
  • 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 Indian Head is near Westmoreland County and also Somerset County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset 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 Indian Head

Communities Also Named Indian Head ...

We found five communities that are also named Indian Head.

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

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of four communities that are located 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)
  • Bear Rocks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Breakneck
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Breakneck is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakneck
  • Champion
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Donegal
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hopewell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hopewell is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Indian Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Indian Creek is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
  • Jones Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Maple Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Maple Grove is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Mill Run
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Normalville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Rogers Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Rogers Mill is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Mill
  • Seven Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)

How Far From Indian Head to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,538 miles [7,303.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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- Indian Head) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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.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    
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.239 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.145 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.308 degrees.