Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Paddytown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Paddytown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Paddytown
- 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 Paddytown:
- 39.848688, -79.275032
- 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 Paddytown
- 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 Somerset County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Somerset County
- Since Paddytown is near Fayette County and also Garrett County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- eBird sighting report for Garrett 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 Paddytown ...
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.
- Coal Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Confluence
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Confluence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Confluence is located in Somerset County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Confluence <2>
- Draketown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Elk Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Hi-Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Indiantown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indiantown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
- Indiantown is located in Somerset County
- Kingwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Mill Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Run
- Mill Run is located in Fayette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill Run <2>
- Mineral Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Spring
- Mineral Spring is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Pinkerton
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Rockwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Rockwood is located in Somerset County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwood <2>
- Rockwood Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwood Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Station
- Rockwood Station is located in Somerset County
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Savage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Shamrock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Summit Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Mills
- Summit Mills is located in Somerset County
- Savage
How Far From Paddytown 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 Paddytown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Paddytown and extending to:
- Somerset, which is the Seat of Somerset County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Paddytown to Somerset, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 130 miles [209.2 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 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 136 miles [218.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,950 miles [9,575.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,664 miles [10,724.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,540 miles [7,306.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Paddytown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Somerset County: www.co.somerset.pa.us/
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- Paddytown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Paddytown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8487, Longitude: -79.2750 In this case, the coordinates for Paddytown 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 Paddytown 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 309.175 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.046 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.32 degrees. |