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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 Penn Pitt, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Penn Pitt 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 Penn Pitt:
- 39.789244, -79.924779
- 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 Penn Pitt
- 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 Penn Pitt is near Fayette County and also Monongalia 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 Monongalia 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 Penn Pitt
Curious and Interesting Names Near Penn Pitt ...
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.
- Bobtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bobtown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobtown
- Cats Run Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cats Run Junction is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cats Run Junction
- Friendship Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Friendship Heights is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Heights
- Glassworks
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Glassworks is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glassworks
- Grays Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Grays Landing is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Landing
- Griffin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Griffin is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Locust Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Mapletown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mapletown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapletown
- Martin
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Martin is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Masontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Old Frame
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Old Frame is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Frame
- Sprucetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sprucetown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprucetown
- Sunshine
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sunshine is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Walnut Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Walnut Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Willow Tree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Willow Tree is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Tree
How Far From Penn Pitt 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 Penn Pitt to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Penn Pitt and extending to:
- Waynesburg, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Penn Pitt to Waynesburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 164 miles [263.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 166 miles [267.2 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 5,979 miles [9,622.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,695 miles [10,774.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,570 miles [7,354.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Penn Pitt) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Penn Pitt 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 Penn Pitt. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7892, Longitude: -79.9248 In this case, the coordinates for Penn Pitt have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.574 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.49 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.628 degrees. |
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