Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Plumbsock:
  • 40.025073, -80.253951
  • 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 Plumbsock

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

Communities Also Named Plumbsock ...

We found one communities that are also named Plumbsock.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Plumbsock is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Plumbsock in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • New Jersey
    • Sussex County
    • This Plumbsock is located in Sussex County and lies 303 miles [487.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Plumbsock that is located in Washington County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Plumbsock.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Plumbsock ...

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.

• Deer Lick
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Deer Lick is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lick
• Gale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Gale is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gale
• Green Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Green Hills is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21 people
• Lone Pine
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lone Pine is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
• Long Pine
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Long Pine is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pine
• Pleasant Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Point Lookout
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Point Lookout is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Lookout
• Prosperity
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Prosperity is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
• Ringlands
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Ringlands is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringlands
• Ten Mile
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Ten Mile is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile

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

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

• Washington, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Plumbsock to Washington, with an average speed<2> 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 178 miles [286.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 188 miles [302.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,982 miles [9,627.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,699 miles [10,781 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,575 miles [7,362.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'