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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 Manifold, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Manifold and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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.
    • Open 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:
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Allegheny County
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Manifold

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)
  • Enterprise
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Enterprise is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
  • Gabby Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Gabby Heights is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabby Heights
  • Gambles
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Gambles is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambles
  • Hill Church
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hill Church is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Church
  • Laboratory
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Laboratory is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laboratory
  • Lincoln Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lincoln Hill is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Hill
  • Log Pile
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Log Pile is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Pile
  • Meadow Lands
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Mount Pleasant
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Oak Grove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Oak Grove is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Point Lookout
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Point Lookout is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Lookout
    • Rich Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Rich Hill is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
    • Sugar Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sugar Hill is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
    • Weavertown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Weavertown is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavertown

How Far From Manifold 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 Manifold to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> 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]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Manifold 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 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<4> 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).<5>
  • 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).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,566 miles [7,348.3 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 '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. 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 Manifold 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 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>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.736 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.735 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.613 degrees.