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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 Rillton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rillton 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 Rillton:
- 40.289122, -79.731112
- 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 Rillton
- 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 Rillton is near Allegheny County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allegheny County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Rillton
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rillton ...
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.
- Alpsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Alpsville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpsville
- Cereal
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cereal is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cereal
- Circleville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Circleville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
- Dick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dick is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dick
- Emblem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Emblem is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emblem
- Evanstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Evanstown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanstown
- Herminie
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Industry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Industry is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Irwin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Irwin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,716 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwin <1>
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Jacktown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jacktown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Keystone
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Keystone is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Robbins
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Robbins is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Scab Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Scab Hill is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scab Hill
- Sunset Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sunset Valley is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Valley
- Vista
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Vista is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
How Far From Rillton 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 Rillton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rillton and extending to:
- Greensburg, which is the Seat of Westmoreland County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Rillton to Greensburg, 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 150 miles [241.4 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 172 miles [276.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,949 miles [9,574 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,666 miles [10,727.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,542 miles [7,309.6 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rillton) 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 Rillton 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 Rillton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2891, Longitude: -79.7311 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.431 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.404 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.361 degrees. |
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