Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pechin:
  • 39.963131, -79.615317
  • 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 Pechin

• 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
  • Since Pechin is near Westmoreland County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland 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 Pechin

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pechin ...

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.

• Factory Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Factory Hill is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Hill
• Furnace Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Furnace Hill is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
• Graham Crossing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Graham Crossing is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Crossing
• Hardy Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hardy Hill is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Hill
• Irishtown
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Irishtown is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irishtown
• Little Summit
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Summit is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Summit
• Monarch
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Monarch is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
• Mount Independence
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Independence is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Independence
• Reservoir Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Reservoir Hill is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir Hill
• Rogerstown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Rogerstown is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogerstown
• Trotter
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Trotter is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Pechin and extending to:

• Uniontown, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Pechin to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2>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 155 miles [249.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,959 miles [9,590.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,674 miles [10,740.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,550 miles [7,322.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'