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Tidbits & Trivia
Introduction ...
Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Messmore.
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Messmore, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Messmore 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 Messmore:
- 39.878409, -79.844772<1>
- 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 Messmore
- 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Messmore is near Greene County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Messmore
Curious and Interesting Names Near Messmore ...
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.
- Cats Run Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cats Run Junction is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cats Run Junction
- Edenborn
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Edenborn is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenborn
- Filbert
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Filbert is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
- Gates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gates is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Griffin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Griffin is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Hays
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hays is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- Herbert
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Herbert is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
- Highhouse
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Highhouse is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highhouse
- Hoover
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hoover is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Lewis Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lewis Crossing is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Crossing
- Masontown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Newcomer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Newcomer is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomer
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Old Frame
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Old Frame is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Frame
- Puritan
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Puritan is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puritan
- Ralph
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ralph is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
- Sandy Hill ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Hill was located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
- Searights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Searights is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searights
- Shamrock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shamrock is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
- Smiley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Smiley is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiley
- Woodside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Woodside is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- York Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- York Run is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Run
- York Run Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- York Run Junction is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Run Junction
How Far From Messmore 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 included the distance from a community such as Messmore to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Messmore and extending to:
- Uniontown, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 159 miles [255.9 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Messmore to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 164 miles [263.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,972 miles [9,611 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,688 miles [10,763.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,563 miles [7,343.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | GPS Coordinates for Messmore:
Decimal: 39.87840, -79.844772
DDMMSS: 39° 52' 42", -79° 50' 41" |
| <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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Messmore) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Messmore 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 Messmore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8784, Longitude: -79.8448 In this case, the coordinates for Messmore have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.521 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.444 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.561 degrees. |
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