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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 Mather, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mather 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 Mather:
- 39.934797, -80.073669
- 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 Mather
- 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Since Mather is near Washington County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Mather
Communities Also Named Mather ...
We found four communities that are also named Mather.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Mather is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Sacramento County
- This Mather is located in Sacramento County and lies 2,186 miles [3,518 km]<1> to the west of the Mather that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sacramento County community of Mather.
- Tuolumne County
- This Mather is located in Tuolumne County and lies 2,124 miles [3,418.2 km] to the west of the Mather that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuolumne County community of Mather.
- Manitoba
- This Mather lies 1,131 miles [1,820.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Mather that is located in Greene County.
- Wisconsin
- Juneau County
- This Mather is located in Juneau County and lies 599 miles [964 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mather that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Juneau County community of Mather.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mather ...
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.
- Centerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
- Ceylon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ceylon is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Clarksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crucible
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Crucible is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crucible
- Dry Tavern
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dry Tavern is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Tavern
- Dutch Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dutch Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hill
- Heistersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Heistersburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heistersburg
- Little Chicago
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Little Chicago is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chicago
- Live Easy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Live Easy is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Easy
- Lowhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lowhill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowhill
- Maple Glen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Glen is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Glen
- Maxwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maxwell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Paisley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Paisley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paisley
- Pitt Gas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pitt Gas is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt Gas
- Sandy Plains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Plains is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Plains
- Stony Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Stony Point is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Stringtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stringtown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Ten Mile
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ten Mile is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile
How Far From Mather to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Mather to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mather and extending to:
- Waynesburg, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Mather 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 177 miles [284.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,695 miles [10,774.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,571 miles [7,356.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Mather) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Mather 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 Mather. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9348, Longitude: -80.0737 In this case, the coordinates for Mather have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.659 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.608 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.642 degrees. |
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