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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 Mount Sterling, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Sterling 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 Mount Sterling:
- 39.846188, -79.935055
- 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 Mount Sterling
- 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 Mount Sterling is near Greene County and also Monongalia 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 Monongalia 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 Mount Sterling
Communities Also Named Mount Sterling ...
We found thirteen communities that are also named Mount Sterling.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Mount Sterling is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Choctaw County
- This Mount Sterling is located in Choctaw County and lies 704 miles [1,133 km]<1> to the southwest of the Mount Sterling that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Choctaw County community of Mount Sterling.
- Illinois
- Brown County
- This Mount Sterling is located in Brown County and lies 573 miles [922.2 km]<1> to the west of the Mount Sterling that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Mount Sterling.
- Indiana
- Switzerland County
- This Mount Sterling is located in Switzerland County and lies 283 miles [455.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mount Sterling that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Switzerland County community of Mount Sterling.
- Iowa
- Van Buren County
- This Mount Sterling is located in Van Buren County and lies 634 miles [1,020.3 km]<1> to the west of the Mount Sterling that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Buren County community of Mount Sterling.
- Kansas
- Bourbon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Mount Sterling [Bourbon County].
- Kentucky
- Montgomery County
- This Mount Sterling is located in Montgomery County and lies 248 miles [399.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mount Sterling that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Mount Sterling.
- Missouri
- Gasconade County
- This Mount Sterling is located in Gasconade County and lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km]<1> to the west of the Mount Sterling that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gasconade County community of Mount Sterling.
- North Carolina
- Haywood County
- This Mount Sterling is located in Haywood County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Mount Sterling that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haywood County community of Mount Sterling.
- Ohio
- Madison County
- This Mount Sterling is located in Madison County and lies 177 miles [284.9 km]<1> to the west of the Mount Sterling that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Mount Sterling.
- Muskingum County
- This Mount Sterling is located in Muskingum County and lies 117 miles [188.3 km] to the west of the Mount Sterling that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muskingum County community of Mount Sterling.
- Tennessee
- DeKalb County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Mount Sterling [DeKalb County].
- Utah
- Cache County
- This Mount Sterling is located in Cache County and lies 1,669 miles [2,686 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mount Sterling that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cache County community of Mount Sterling.
- Wisconsin
- Crawford County
- This Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County and lies 615 miles [989.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mount Sterling that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Mount Sterling.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Sterling ...
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
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cats Run Junction is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cats Run Junction
- Ceylon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ceylon is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Edenborn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Edenborn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenborn
- Gates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gates is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Glassworks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Glassworks is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glassworks
- Grays Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Grays Landing is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Landing
- Griffin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Griffin is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Lewis Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lewis Crossing is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Crossing
- Little Chicago
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Little Chicago is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chicago
- Live Easy
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Live Easy is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Easy
- Mapletown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mapletown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapletown
- Martin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Martin is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Masontown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Paisley
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Paisley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paisley
- Sunshine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sunshine is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Willow Tree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Tree is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Tree
How Far From Mount Sterling 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 Mount Sterling to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mount Sterling and extending to:
- Uniontown, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mount Sterling to Uniontown, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 164 miles [263.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 168 miles [270.4 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,977 miles [9,619 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,693 miles [10,771.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,568 miles [7,351.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Mount Sterling) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Mount Sterling could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mount Sterling, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Mount Sterling 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 Mount Sterling. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8462, Longitude: -79.9351 In this case, the coordinates for Mount Sterling have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.578 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.503 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.612 degrees. |
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