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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 Miedel Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Miedel Hill 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 Miedel Hill:
- 40.112017, -79.606151
- 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 Miedel Hill
- 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 Miedel Hill 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 Miedel Hill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Miedel Hill ...
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 northeast)
- Alice is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Buckeye
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Buckeye is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Central
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Central is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Chaintown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Chaintown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaintown
- Dry Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dry Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Hill
- Hawkeye
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hawkeye is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Iron Bridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Iron Bridge is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Bridge
- Kingview
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kingview is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingview
- Morewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morewood is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morewood
- Mount Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Hill is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hill
- Pinetree
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pinetree is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetree
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Ridge View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ridge View is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge View
- Rocktown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rocktown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocktown
- Standard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Standard is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard
- Walnut Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
How Far From Miedel Hill 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 Miedel Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Miedel Hill and extending to:
- Greensburg, which is the Seat of Westmoreland County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Miedel Hill to Greensburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 144 miles [231.7 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 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 160 miles [257.5 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 5,952 miles [9,578.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,668 miles [10,731.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,543 miles [7,311.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Miedel Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Miedel Hill 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 Miedel Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1120, Longitude: -79.6062 In this case, the coordinates for Miedel Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.364 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.30 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.37 degrees. |
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