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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 Rattigan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rattigan 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 Rattigan:
- 40.900897, -79.707272
- 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 Rattigan
- 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 Butler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
- Since Rattigan is near Armstrong County and also Clarion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Armstrong County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarion 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 Rattigan
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rattigan ...
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.
- Bonnie Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bonnie Brook is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Brook
- Bradys Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend
- Byers Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Byers Corner is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers Corner
- Carbon Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carbon Center is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Center
- Craigsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Craigsville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigsville
- Dennys Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dennys Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennys Mills
- Fredericksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Frogtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Frogtown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Furnace Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Furnace Run is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Run
- Great Belt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Great Belt is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Belt
- Greenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Haysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Haysville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Herman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lucasville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lucasville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucasville
- Queenstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Shadyside Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shadyside Village is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside Village
- Shadyside Village has also been known as:
- Buffalo Creek
- Yellow Dog Village
- Troutman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Troutman is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutman
- Walkchalk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Walkchalk is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkchalk
How Far From Rattigan 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 Rattigan to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rattigan and extending to:
- Butler, which is the Seat of Butler County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rattigan to Butler, 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 154 miles [247.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 197 miles [317 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,922 miles [9,530.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,641 miles [10,687.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,516 miles [7,267.8 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rattigan) 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 Rattigan 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 Rattigan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9009, Longitude: -79.7073 In this case, the coordinates for Rattigan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.383 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.443 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.123 degrees. |
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