Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Paintertown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Paintertown and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Paintertown

• 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 Paintertown:
  • 40.350069, -79.693099
  • 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 Paintertown

• 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 Paintertown is near Allegheny County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allegheny County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Paintertown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Paintertown ...

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.

• Cereal
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cereal is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cereal
• Circleville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Circleville is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
• Grapeville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Grapeville is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeville
• Irwin
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Irwin is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwin <1>
• Jacktown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jacktown is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
• Level Green
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Level Green is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Green
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Level Green <1>
• Lincoln Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lincoln Heights is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
• Manor
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Manor is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manor <1>
• Scab Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Scab Hill is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scab Hill
• Sunset Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunset Valley is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Valley

How Far From Paintertown 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 Paintertown to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Paintertown and extending to:

• Greensburg, which is the Seat of Westmoreland County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Paintertown 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 173 miles [278.4 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 5,945 miles [9,567.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,662 miles [10,721.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,538 miles [7,303.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'