Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mellingertown:
  • 40.145350, -79.518094
  • 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 Mellingertown

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
  • Since Mellingertown is near Fayette County and also Allegheny County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allegheny 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 Mellingertown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mellingertown ...

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.

• Alice
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Alice is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
• Bear Rocks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bear Rocks is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Rocks
• Buckeye
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Buckeye is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
• Carpentertown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Carpentertown is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpentertown
• Iron Bridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Iron Bridge is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Bridge
• Morewood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Morewood is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morewood
• Mount Joy
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Mount Joy is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
• Mount Pleasant
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <1>
• Orchard Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Orchard Hill is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hill
• Ridge View
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Ridge View is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge View
• Standard
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Standard is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard
• Standard Shaft
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Standard Shaft is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard Shaft

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

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

• Greensburg, which is the Seat of Westmoreland County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Mellingertown to Greensburg, with an average speed<3> 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 139 miles [223.7 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 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 157 miles [252.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,947 miles [9,570.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,663 miles [10,723.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,538 miles [7,303.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'