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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 Pandora, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pandora 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 Pandora:
- 40.324236, -79.359758
- 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 Pandora
- 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 Pandora is near Indiana County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Pandora
Communities Also Named Pandora ...
We found five communities that are also named Pandora.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Pandora is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- San Miguel County
- This Pandora is located in San Miguel County and lies 1,525 miles [2,454.2 km]<1> to the west of the Pandora that is located in Westmoreland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Miguel County community of Pandora.
- Ohio
- Putnam County
- This Pandora is located in Putnam County and lies 244 miles [392.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pandora that is located in Westmoreland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Pandora.
- Tennessee
- Johnson County
- This Pandora is located in Johnson County and lies 303 miles [487.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Pandora that is located in Westmoreland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Pandora.
- Texas
- Wilson County
- This Pandora is located in Wilson County and lies 1,292 miles [2,079.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pandora that is located in Westmoreland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Pandora.
- Washington
- Whitman County
- This Pandora is located in Whitman County and lies 1,928 miles [3,102.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pandora that is located in Westmoreland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitman County community of Pandora.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pandora ...
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.
- Buttermilk Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Buttermilk Falls is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttermilk Falls
- Crabtree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dorothy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dorothy is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Georges Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Georges Station is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Station
- Hillside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Idlepark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Idlepark is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlepark
- Lloydsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lloydsville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydsville
- Longbridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Longbridge is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longbridge
- Old Crabtree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old Crabtree is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Crabtree
- Peanut
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Peanut is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peanut
- Pleasant Unity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Superior
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Superior is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
How Far From Pandora 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 Pandora to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pandora and extending to:
- Greensburg, which is the Seat of Westmoreland County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Pandora to Greensburg, with an average speed<3> 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 130 miles [209.2 km] to the east (E). 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 158 miles [254.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,933 miles [9,548.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,649 miles [10,700.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,524 miles [7,280.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pandora) 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 Pandora 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 Pandora. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3242, Longitude: -79.3598 In this case, the coordinates for Pandora have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.202 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.148 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.182 degrees. |
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