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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 Old Frame, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Old Frame 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 Old Frame:
- 39.807577, -79.862275
- 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 Old Frame
- 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 Old Frame 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 Old Frame
Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Frame ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cats Run Junction is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cats Run Junction
- Cornish
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cornish is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
- Crystal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
- Friendship Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship Heights is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Heights
- Glassworks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Glassworks is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glassworks
- Grays Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grays Landing is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Landing
- Griffin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Griffin is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Highhouse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Highhouse is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highhouse
- Hoover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hoover is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Lewis Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lewis Crossing is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Crossing
- Locust Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Locust Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Mapletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mapletown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapletown
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Martin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Martin is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Masontown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Outcrop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Outcrop is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outcrop
- Puritan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Puritan is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puritan
- Ruble Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ruble Mill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruble Mill
- Smiley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Smiley is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiley
- Sprucetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sprucetown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprucetown
- Sunshine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sunshine is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Woodside
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Woodside is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- York Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- York Run is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Run
- York Run Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- York Run Junction is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Run Junction
How Far From Old Frame 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 Old Frame to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Old Frame and extending to:
- Uniontown, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Old Frame to Uniontown, 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 160 miles [257.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 163 miles [262.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,976 miles [9,617.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,691 miles [10,768.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,567 miles [7,349.9 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old Frame) 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 Old Frame 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 Old Frame. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8076, Longitude: -79.8623 In this case, the coordinates for Old Frame have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.535 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.449 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.594 degrees. |
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