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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Old Frame
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Greene County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cats Run Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cats Run Junction
- Cats Run Junction is located in Fayette County
- Cornish
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Crystal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Friendship Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Heights
- Friendship Heights is located in Fayette County
- Glassworks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glassworks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glassworks
- Glassworks is located in Greene County
- Grays Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Landing
- Grays Landing is located in Fayette County
- Griffin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Highhouse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highhouse
- Highhouse is located in Fayette County
- Hoover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Hoover is located in Fayette County
- Lewis Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Crossing
- Lewis Crossing is located in Fayette County
- Locust Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Locust Hill is located in Fayette County
- Mapletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Continue List (11 more) ...
- Martin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Masontown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masontown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masontown
- Masontown is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,260 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Masontown <2>
- Outcrop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Puritan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puritan
- Puritan is located in Fayette County
- Ruble Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruble Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruble Mill
- Ruble Mill is located in Fayette County
- Smiley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Sprucetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sprucetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprucetown
- Sprucetown is located in Fayette County
- Sunshine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Woodside
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - York Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - York Run Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for York Run Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Run Junction
- York Run Junction is located in Fayette County
- Martin
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<3> beginning in Old Frame and extending to:
- Uniontown, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Old Frame to Uniontown, with an average speed<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,567 miles [7,349.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Old Frame. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Fayette County: www.fayettepa.org
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 '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.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). |
| <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 Old Frame to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.535 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.449 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.594 degrees. |