Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Manifold, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Manifold and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Manifold
- 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 Manifold:
- 40.195071, -80.218670
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Manifold
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Manifold is near Allegheny County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Allegheny County
- eBird sighting report for Greene 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Manifold ...
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 east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eighty Four
- Eighty Four is located in Washington County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eighty Four <1>
- Enterprise
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Washington County
- Gabby Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gabby Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabby Heights
- Gabby Heights is located in Washington County
- Gambles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Hill Church
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill Church have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Church
- Hill Church is located in Washington County
- Laboratory
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laboratory
- Laboratory is located in Washington County
- Lincoln Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Hill
- Lincoln Hill is located in Washington County
- Log Pile
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Meadow Lands
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Meadow Lands. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lands
- Meadow Lands is located in Washington County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadow Lands <1>
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- Mount Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Washington County
- Oak Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Point Lookout
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Lookout have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Lookout
- Point Lookout is located in Washington County
- Rich Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Sugar Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Sugar Hill is located in Washington County
- Weavertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weavertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavertown
- Weavertown is located in Washington County
- Mount Pleasant
How Far From Manifold 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 Manifold to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Manifold and extending to:
- Washington, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<4> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Manifold to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5>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 191 miles [307.4 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<6> 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).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,691 miles [10,768.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,566 miles [7,348.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Manifold. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.pa.us/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Manifold) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Manifold. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1951, Longitude: -80.2187 In this case, the coordinates for Manifold have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Manifold to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.736 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.735 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.613 degrees. |