Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ronco, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ronco and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ronco
- 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 Ronco:
- 39.869799, -79.920331
- 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 Ronco
- 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 Ronco is near Greene County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Greene County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ronco ...
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.
- Cats Run Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cats Run Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cats Run Junction
- Cats Run Junction is located in Fayette County
- Ceylon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Edenborn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Gates
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Grays Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Landing
- Grays Landing is located in Fayette County
- Griffin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Hoover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Hoover is located in Fayette County
- Lewis Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Crossing
- Lewis Crossing is located in Fayette County
- Little Chicago
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Chicago have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chicago
- Little Chicago is located in Greene County
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Live Easy
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Masontown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masontown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masontown
- Masontown is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,260 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Masontown <2>
- Paisley
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Puritan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puritan
- Puritan is located in Fayette County
- Stringtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stringtown is located in Greene County
- Sunshine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Live Easy
How Far From Ronco 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 Ronco to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Ronco and extending to:
- Uniontown, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Ronco to Uniontown, with an average speed<4> 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 163 miles [262.3 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 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 167 miles [268.8 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,975 miles [9,615.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,691 miles [10,768.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,567 miles [7,349.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ronco. 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> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Ronco) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ronco. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8698, Longitude: -79.9203 In this case, the coordinates for Ronco have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Ronco to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.568 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.495 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.597 degrees. |