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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 Paisley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Paisley 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 Paisley:
    • 39.862576, -79.954777
    • 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 Paisley
  • 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
    • Since Paisley is near Fayette County and also Washington 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 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 Paisley

Communities Also Named Paisley ...

We found nine communities that are also named Paisley.

There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Paisley.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Tioga County
      • This Paisley is located in Tioga County and lies 201 miles [323.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Paisley that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tioga County community of Paisley.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Lake County
      • This Paisley is located in Lake County and lies 756 miles [1,216.7 km]<1> to the south of the Paisley that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Paisley.
    • Indiana
      • Lake County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Paisley [Lake County].
    • Kentucky
      • Wayne County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Paisley [Wayne County].
    • Michigan
      • Alpena County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Paisley [Alpena County].
    • Montana
      • Valley County
      • This Paisley is located in Valley County and lies 1,439 miles [2,315.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Paisley that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Valley County community of Paisley.
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Paisley [Burlington County].
    • Ontario
      • This Paisley lies 314 miles [505.3 km]<1> to the north of the Paisley that is located in Greene County.
    • Oregon
      • Lake County
      • This Paisley is located in Lake County and lies 2,095 miles [3,371.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Paisley that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Paisley.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Paisley ...

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.

  • Cats Run Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cats Run Junction is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cats Run Junction
  • Ceylon
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Ceylon is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
  • Edenborn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Edenborn is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenborn
  • Gates
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Gates is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
  • Glassworks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Glassworks is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glassworks
  • Grays Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Grays Landing is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Landing
  • Griffin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Griffin is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
  • Lewis Crossing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Lewis Crossing is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Crossing
  • Little Chicago
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Little Chicago is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chicago
  • Live Easy
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Live Easy is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Easy
  • Mapletown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Mapletown is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapletown
  • Martin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Martin is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Masontown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Stringtown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Stringtown is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
    • Sunshine
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Sunshine is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
    • Willow Tree
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Willow Tree is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Tree

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Paisley and extending to:

  • Waynesburg, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Paisley to Waynesburg, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 164 miles [263.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 169 miles [272 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,977 miles [9,619 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,693 miles [10,771.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,568 miles [7,351.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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- Paisley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Paisley could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Paisley 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 Paisley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8626, Longitude: -79.9548       In this case, the coordinates for Paisley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.589 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.518 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.615 degrees.