Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Norvelt:
  • 40.208126, -79.497538
  • 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 Norvelt

• 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 Norvelt 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 Norvelt

Curious and Interesting Names Near Norvelt ...

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.

• Carpentertown
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Carpentertown is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpentertown
• Foxtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Foxtown is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown
• Kecksburg
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Kecksburg is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kecksburg
• Mammoth
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Mammoth is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth
• Mount Joy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Mount Joy is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
• Mount Pleasant
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Mutual
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Mutual is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
• Orchard Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Orchard Hill is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hill
• Pleasant Unity
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Unity is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Unity
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Unity <1>
• Standard
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Standard is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard
• Standard Shaft
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Standard Shaft is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard Shaft
• United
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • United is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United
• Weavers Old Stand
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Weavers Old Stand is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Old Stand

How Far From Norvelt to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Norvelt to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Greensburg, which is the Seat of Westmoreland County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Norvelt 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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 159 miles [255.9 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 5,943 miles [9,564.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,660 miles [10,718.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,535 miles [7,298.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'