Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in McChesneytown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McChesneytown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for McChesneytown
- 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 McChesneytown:
- 40.316192, -79.359911
- 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 McChesneytown
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
- Since McChesneytown is near Indiana County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Indiana County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near McChesneytown ...
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.
- Buttermilk Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buttermilk Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttermilk Falls
- Buttermilk Falls is located in Westmoreland County
- Crabtree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crabtree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Crabtree is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crabtree <2>
- Dorothy
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Georges Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georges Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Station
- Georges Station is located in Westmoreland County
- Hillside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Idlepark
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Lloydsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lloydsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydsville
- Lloydsville is located in Westmoreland County
- Longbridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longbridge
- Longbridge is located in Westmoreland County
- Old Crabtree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Crabtree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Crabtree
- Old Crabtree is located in Westmoreland County
- Peanut
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Superior
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
How Far From McChesneytown 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 McChesneytown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in McChesneytown and extending to:
- Greensburg, which is the Seat of Westmoreland County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from McChesneytown to Greensburg, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 130 miles [209.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,933 miles [9,548.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,649 miles [10,700.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,525 miles [7,282.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McChesneytown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Westmoreland County: www.co.westmoreland.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- McChesneytown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McChesneytown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3162, Longitude: -79.3599 In this case, the coordinates for McChesneytown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 McChesneytown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.202 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.148 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.185 degrees. |