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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 Outcrop, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Outcrop 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 Outcrop:
- 39.765910, -79.825053
- 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 Outcrop
- 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 Outcrop 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 Outcrop
Curious and Interesting Names Near Outcrop ...
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.
- Cheat Neck
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cheat Neck is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Neck
- Cornish
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cornish is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
- Crystal
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Crystal is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
- East Fairchance
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Fairchance is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fairchance
- Friendship Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Friendship Heights is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Heights
- Glassworks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Glassworks is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glassworks
- Greystone
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Greystone is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
- Locust Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Locust Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Martin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Martin is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Old Frame
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Frame is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Frame
- Ruble Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ruble Mill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruble Mill
- Smiley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Smiley is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiley
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Sprucetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sprucetown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprucetown
- Stewartstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stewartstown is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartstown
- Sunshine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sunshine is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Walnut Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Walnut Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Woodside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Woodside is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- York Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- 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 north)
- York Run Junction is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Run Junction
How Far From Outcrop 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 Outcrop to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Outcrop and extending to:
- Uniontown, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Outcrop to Uniontown, with an average speed<2> 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 159 miles [255.9 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 160 miles [257.5 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<3> 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).<4>
- 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).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,567 miles [7,349.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Outcrop) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Outcrop 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 Outcrop. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7659, Longitude: -79.8251 In this case, the coordinates for Outcrop have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.515 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.419 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.593 degrees. |
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