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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 Isabella, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Isabella 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 Isabella:
    • 39.943964, -79.936162
    • 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 Isabella
  • 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 Isabella 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 Isabella

Communities Also Named Isabella ...

We found twelve communities that are also named Isabella.

There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Isabella.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, eleven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Chester County
      • This Isabella is located in Chester County and lies 216 miles [347.6 km]<1> to the east of the Isabella that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Isabella.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Chilton County
      • This Isabella is located in Chilton County and lies 621 miles [999.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Isabella that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chilton County community of Isabella.
    • California
      • Kern County
      • 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 California community of Isabella [Kern County].
    • Georgia
      • Worth County
      • This Isabella is located in Worth County and lies 618 miles [994.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Isabella that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worth County community of Isabella.
    • Manitoba
      • This Isabella lies 1,237 miles [1,990.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Isabella that is located in Fayette County.
    • Michigan
      • Clinton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Isabella [Clinton County].
      • Delta County
      • This Isabella is located in Delta County and lies 531 miles [854.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Isabella that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delta County community of Isabella.
      • Isabella County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Isabella [Isabella County].
    • Minnesota
      • Lake County
      • This Isabella is located in Lake County and lies 776 miles [1,248.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Isabella that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Isabella.
    • Missouri
      • Ozark County
      • This Isabella is located in Ozark County and lies 724 miles [1,165.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Isabella that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ozark County community of Isabella.
    • Oklahoma
      • Major County
      • This Isabella is located in Major County and lies 1,030 miles [1,657.6 km]<1> to the west of the Isabella that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Major County community of Isabella.
    • Tennessee
      • Polk County
      • This Isabella is located in Polk County and lies 416 miles [669.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Isabella that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Isabella.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Isabella ...

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
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Century is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Century
  • Crucible
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • 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
    (4 miles [6.4 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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Gates is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
  • Heistersburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Heistersburg is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heistersburg
  • Herbert
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Herbert is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
  • Little Chicago
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Little Chicago is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chicago
  • Live Easy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Live Easy is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Easy
  • Lowhill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Lowhill is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowhill
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Maple Glen
      (5 miles [8 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 north)
      • Maxwell is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
    • Paisley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Paisley is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paisley
    • Pitt Gas
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Pitt Gas is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt Gas
    • Ralph
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Ralph is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
    • Republic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Republic is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
    • Stringtown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Stringtown is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
    • Superior
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Superior is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Isabella 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 Isabella to Uniontown, with an average speed<4> 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 163 miles [262.3 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,973 miles [9,612.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,689 miles [10,764.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,564 miles [7,345 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Isabella) 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 Isabella, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Isabella could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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 Isabella 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 Isabella. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9440, Longitude: -79.9362       In this case, the coordinates for Isabella have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.574 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.514 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.578 degrees.