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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 Lake Lynn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lake Lynn 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 Lake Lynn:
- 39.728134, -79.860612
- 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 Lake Lynn
- 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 Lake Lynn is near Greene County and also Monongalia 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 Monongalia 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 Lake Lynn
Communities Also Named Lake Lynn ...
We found one communities that are also named Lake Lynn.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Lake Lynn is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Lake Lynn in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Cumberland County
- Although located in Cumberland County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Lake Lynn.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Lynn ...
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.
- Canyon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Canyon is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Cheat Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Lake
- Cheat Neck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cheat Neck is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Neck
- Cornish
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cornish is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
- Crystal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
- Friendship Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship Heights is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Heights
- Greystone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Greystone is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
- Hoard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hoard is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoard
- Ices Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ices Ferry is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ices Ferry
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Locust Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Locust Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Outcrop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Outcrop is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outcrop
- Sprucetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sprucetown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprucetown
- Stewartstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stewartstown is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartstown
- Sunset Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sunset Beach is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
- Walnut Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Walnut Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
How Far From Lake Lynn to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lake Lynn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Lake Lynn and extending to:
- Uniontown, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lake Lynn to Uniontown, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 162 miles [260.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 161 miles [259.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,979 miles [9,622.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,694 miles [10,772.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,570 miles [7,354.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lake Lynn) 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 Lake Lynn 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 Lake Lynn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7281, Longitude: -79.8606 In this case, the coordinates for Lake Lynn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.538 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.44 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.622 degrees. |
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