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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 Reagantown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Reagantown 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 Reagantown:
- 40.139812, -79.649296
- 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 Reagantown
- 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 Reagantown is near Fayette County and also Allegheny 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 Allegheny 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 Reagantown
Communities Also Named Reagantown ...
We found one communities that are also named Reagantown.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Reagantown is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Reagantown in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Sevier County
- This Reagantown is located in Sevier County and lies 363 miles [584.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Reagantown that is located in Westmoreland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sevier County community of Reagantown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Reagantown ...
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.
- Alice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Alice is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Buckeye
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Buckeye is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Central
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Central is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Chaintown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chaintown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaintown
- Dry Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dry Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Hill
- Eureka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Eureka is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Fuller
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fuller is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Hawkeye
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hunker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Iron Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Iron Bridge is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Bridge
- Jacobs Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jacobs Creek is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Creek
- Kingview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kingview is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingview
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Morewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Morewood is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morewood
- Mount Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Paintersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Paintersville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
- Pinetree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pinetree is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetree
- Ridge View
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ridge View is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge View
- Rocktown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rocktown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocktown
- Turkeytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Turkeytown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Walnut Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
How Far From Reagantown to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Reagantown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Reagantown and extending to:
- Greensburg, which is the Seat of Westmoreland County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Reagantown to Greensburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 146 miles [235 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 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 163 miles [262.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than 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 5,953 miles [9,580.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,669 miles [10,732.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,544 miles [7,312.9 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 from Point A (ie- Reagantown) 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 Reagantown 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 Reagantown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1398, Longitude: -79.6493 In this case, the coordinates for Reagantown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.389 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.333 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.379 degrees. |
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