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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 Paintersville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Paintersville 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 Paintersville:
- 40.213126, -79.606707
- 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 Paintersville
- 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 Westmoreland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
- Since Paintersville is near Fayette County and also Allegheny County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allegheny 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 Paintersville
Communities Also Named Paintersville ...
We found three communities that are also named Paintersville.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Paintersville.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Mifflin County
- This Paintersville is located in Mifflin County and lies 117 miles [188.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Paintersville that is located in Westmoreland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mifflin County community of Paintersville.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Sacramento County
- This Paintersville is located in Sacramento County and lies 2,226 miles [3,582.4 km]<1> to the west of the Paintersville that is located in Westmoreland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sacramento County community of Paintersville.
- Ohio
- Greene County
- This Paintersville is located in Greene County and lies 227 miles [365.3 km]<1> to the west of the Paintersville that is located in Westmoreland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Paintersville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Paintersville ...
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.
- Alice
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Alice is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Buckeye
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buckeye is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Carbon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Carpentertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Carpentertown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpentertown
- Centerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Central
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Central is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Evanstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Evanstown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanstown
- Foxtown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Foxtown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown
- Hawkeye
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hawkeye is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Herminie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hunker
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Keystone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Keystone is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lake Denise
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lake Denise is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Denise
- Lincoln Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Heights is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Morewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Morewood is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morewood
- Mount Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mutual
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mutual is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Orchard Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Orchard Hill is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hill
- Pinetree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pinetree is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetree
- Ridge View
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ridge View is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge View
- Rocktown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rocktown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocktown
- Standard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Standard is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard
- Standard Shaft
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Standard Shaft is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard Shaft
- Swede Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Swede Hill is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swede Hill
- Turkeytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Turkeytown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- United
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- United is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United
- Weavers Old Stand
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Weavers Old Stand is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Old Stand
How Far From Paintersville 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 Paintersville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Paintersville and extending to:
- Greensburg, which is the Seat of Westmoreland County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Paintersville to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>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 164 miles [263.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about 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 5,948 miles [9,572.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,664 miles [10,724.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,539 miles [7,304.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Paintersville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Paintersville 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 Paintersville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2131, Longitude: -79.6067 In this case, the coordinates for Paintersville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.359 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.31 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.333 degrees. |
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