Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Redstone, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Redstone and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Redstone
- 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 Redstone:
- 40.075732, -79.804127
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Redstone
- 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Redstone is near Washington County and also Westmoreland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- eBird sighting report for Westmoreland 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Redstone ...
We found nine communities that share the name Redstone.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania which is also named Redstone.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Redstone lies 2,219 miles [3,571.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Redstone that is located in Fayette County.
- Colorado
- Michigan
- Ionia County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Redstone [Ionia County].
- Midland County
- This Redstone is located in Midland County and lies 336 miles [540.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Redstone that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Midland County community of Redstone.
- Montana
- New Hampshire
- New Mexico
- Tennessee
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Redstone ...
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.
- California
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
- California is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,261 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for California <4>
- Coal Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Center
- Coal Center is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coal Center <4>
- Curfew
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Flatwoods
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Fuller
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Grindstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grindstone
- Grindstone is located in Fayette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grindstone <4>
- Jacobs Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacobs Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Creek
- Jacobs Creek is located in Westmoreland County
- Long Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Long Branch is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Lynn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Lynn is located in Fayette County
- Naomi
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Pricedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Smock
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smock
- Smock is located in Fayette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smock <4>
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- Star Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Junction
- Star Junction is located in Fayette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star Junction <4>
- Stockdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
- Stockdale is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockdale <4>
- Twilight
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Wood Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Star Junction
How Far From Redstone 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 Redstone to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Redstone and extending to:
- Uniontown, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Redstone to Uniontown, with an average speed<5> 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 154 miles [247.8 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 168 miles [270.4 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,962 miles [9,594.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,678 miles [10,747.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,553 miles [7,327.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Redstone. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Fayette County: www.fayettepa.org
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Redstone could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Redstone) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Redstone. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0757, Longitude: -79.8041 |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Redstone to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.487 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.434 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.471 degrees. |