Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Oliphant Furnace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oliphant Furnace and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Oliphant Furnace
- 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 Oliphant Furnace:
- 39.842298, -79.725880
- 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 Oliphant Furnace
- 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 Oliphant Furnace is near Preston County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Preston County
- eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Oliphant Furnace ...
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.
- Chalkhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chalkhill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalkhill
- Chalkhill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chalkhill <2>
- Coolspring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coolspring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolspring
- Coolspring is located in Fayette County
- East Fairchance
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Fairchance have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fairchance
- East Fairchance is located in Fayette County
- Evans
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Hays
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Highhouse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highhouse
- Highhouse is located in Fayette County
- Hopwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopwood
- Hopwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopwood <2>
- Meadowbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Meadowbrook is located in Fayette County
- Newcomer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Oliver
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Oliver is located in Fayette County
- Point Breeze
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Breeze have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Breeze
- Point Breeze is located in Fayette County
- Ruble Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- 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
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- Sandy Hill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
- Sandy Hill is located in Fayette County
- Smiley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Uniontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Uniontown is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,632 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uniontown <2>
- York Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - York Run Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- 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
- Sandy Hill ‑ Historic
How Far From Oliphant Furnace 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 Oliphant Furnace to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Oliphant Furnace and extending to:
- Uniontown, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the North.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<4> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Oliphant Furnace to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5>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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 157 miles [252.7 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,969 miles [9,606.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,684 miles [10,756.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,559 miles [7,337 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oliphant Furnace. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Fayette County: www.fayettepa.org
The official website for Commonwealth 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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- Oliphant Furnace) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oliphant Furnace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8423, Longitude: -79.7259 In this case, the coordinates for Oliphant Furnace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Oliphant Furnace to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.451 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.358 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.521 degrees. |