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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 Lycippus, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lycippus 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 Lycippus:
- 40.228825, -79.429504
- 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 Lycippus
- 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 Westmoreland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
- Since Lycippus is near Fayette County and also Somerset County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Lycippus
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lycippus ...
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.
- Carpentertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Carpentertown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpentertown
- Dorothy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dorothy is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Georges Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Georges Station is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Station
- Kecksburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lloydsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lloydsville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydsville
- Mammoth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mammoth is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth
- Mansville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mansville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansville
- Mount Joy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mutual
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mutual is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Pleasant Unity
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- United
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Weavers Old Stand
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Weavers Old Stand is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Old Stand
How Far From Lycippus 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 Lycippus to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lycippus and extending to:
- Greensburg, which is the Seat of Westmoreland County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Lycippus to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 157 miles [252.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,940 miles [9,559.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,656 miles [10,711.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,531 miles [7,291.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lycippus) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Lycippus 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 Lycippus. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2288, Longitude: -79.4295 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.25 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.188 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.248 degrees. |
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