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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 Laboratory, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Laboratory and the surrounding area.
- 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 Laboratory:
- 40.152709, -80.211633
- 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 Laboratory
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Laboratory is near Greene County and also Allegheny 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 Allegheny 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 Laboratory
Communities Also Named Laboratory ...
We found one communities that are also named Laboratory.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Laboratory is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Laboratory in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Lincoln County
- This Laboratory is located in Lincoln County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<1> to the south of the Laboratory that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Laboratory.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Laboratory ...
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.
- Eighty Four
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Enterprise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Enterprise is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Gabby Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gabby Heights is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabby Heights
- Gambles
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gambles is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambles
- Green Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Hills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21 people
- Lincoln Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Hill
- Little Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Little Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Summit
- Log Pile
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Log Pile is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Pile
- Lone Pine
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Long Pine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Long Pine is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pine
- Manifold
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Manifold is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manifold
- Meadow Lands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Mount Pleasant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Point Lookout
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Point Lookout is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Lookout
- Rich Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rich Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
- Sugar Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sugar Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
How Far From Laboratory 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 Laboratory to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Laboratory and extending to:
- Washington, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Laboratory to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 190 miles [305.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,975 miles [9,615.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,692 miles [10,769.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,568 miles [7,351.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Laboratory) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Laboratory 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 Laboratory. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1527, Longitude: -80.2116 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.734 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.726 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.626 degrees. |
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