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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 Laird Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Laird Crossing 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 Laird Crossing:
- 40.870512, -79.632718
- 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 Laird Crossing
- 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 Armstrong County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Armstrong County
- Since Laird Crossing is near Butler County and also Clarion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarion 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 Laird Crossing
Curious and Interesting Names Near Laird Crossing ...
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.
- Boggsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Boggsville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggsville
- Craigsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Craigsville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigsville
- Frenchs Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Frogtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Frogtown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Furnace Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Furnace Run is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Run
- Grandview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grandview is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Greenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greenville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Lucasville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lucasville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucasville
- Shadyside Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sistersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sistersville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sistersville
- Slate Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Walkchalk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wick City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Laird Crossing 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 Laird Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Laird Crossing and extending to:
- Kittanning, which is the Seat of Armstrong County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 149 miles [239.8 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Laird Crossing 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 193 miles [310.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,920 miles [9,527.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,639 miles [10,684.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,514 miles [7,264.6 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Laird Crossing) 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 Laird Crossing 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 Laird Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8705, Longitude: -79.6327 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.339 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.388 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.101 degrees. |
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