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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 Red Barn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Red Barn 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 Red Barn:
- 40.524512, -79.158923
- 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 Red Barn
- 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 Indiana County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana County
- Since Red Barn is near Westmoreland County and also Clinton 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 Clinton 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 Red Barn
Communities Also Named Red Barn ...
We found two communities that are also named Red Barn.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Red Barn is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Hidalgo County
- This Red Barn is located in Hidalgo County and lies 1,467 miles [2,360.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Red Barn that is located in Indiana County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Red Barn.
- Pecos County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Pecos County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pecos County community of Red Barn.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Red Barn ...
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.
- Black Lick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Black Lick is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lick
- Claghorn ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Claghorn is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claghorn
- Coral
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Homer City
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Josephine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Josephine is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
- Marshall Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall Heights is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Heights
- Tearing Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tearing Run is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tearing Run
- Tide
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tide is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tide
- Two Lick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Two Lick is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Lick
- Upper Two Lick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Upper Two Lick is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Two Lick
How Far From Red Barn 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 Red Barn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Red Barn and extending to:
- Indiana, which is the Seat of Indiana County, lies just to the North.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Red Barn to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 159 miles [255.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,916 miles [9,520.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,632 miles [10,673.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,508 miles [7,254.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Red Barn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Red Barn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Red Barn 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 Red Barn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5245, Longitude: -79.1589 In this case, the coordinates for Red Barn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.067 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.026 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.017 degrees. |
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