Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Meharg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meharg and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Meharg

• 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 Meharg:
  • 40.786176, -79.898667
  • 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 Meharg

• 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 Butler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
  • Since Meharg is near Allegheny County and also Armstrong 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 Armstrong 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 Meharg

Curious and Interesting Names Near Meharg ...

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.

• Bonnie Brook
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bonnie Brook is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Brook
• Butler
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Butler is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <1>
• Great Belt
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Great Belt is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Belt
• Herman
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Herman is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herman <1>
• Highfield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Highfield is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield
• Houseville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Houseville is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houseville
• Ivywood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ivywood is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivywood
• Meridian
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Meridian is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
• Mineral Spring
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mineral Spring is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Spring
• Nixon
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Nixon is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
• Petersville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Petersville is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
• Rockdale
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Rockdale is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Meharg and extending to:

• Butler, which is the Seat of Butler County, lies just to the North.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Meharg 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 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 200 miles [321.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,934 miles [9,549.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,654 miles [10,708.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,529 miles [7,288.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'