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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 Rothruck, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rothruck and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Rothruck:
    • 39.992576, -79.764764
    • 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 Rothruck
  • 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
    • Since Rothruck is near Washington County and also Westmoreland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Rothruck

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rothruck ...

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.

  • Chestnut Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Curfew
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Curfew is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curfew
  • Dearth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Dearth is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearth
  • Elm Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Elm Grove is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
  • Flatwoods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Flatwoods is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
  • Grindstone
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Helen
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Helen is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
  • Herbert
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Herbert is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
  • Little Summit
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Little Summit is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Summit
  • Lower Peanut
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Lower Peanut is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Peanut
  • Mount Hope
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Hope is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
  • Rocks Works
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Rocks Works is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Works
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Sea Right
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sea Right is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Right
    • Searights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Searights is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searights
    • Smock
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Star Junction
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Tuckertown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Tuckertown is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
    • Upper Peanut
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Upper Peanut is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Peanut

How Far From Rothruck 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 Rothruck to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rothruck and extending to:

  • Uniontown, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Rothruck to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 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 5,964 miles [9,598.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,680 miles [10,750.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,555 miles [7,330.6 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- Rothruck) 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 Rothruck 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 Rothruck. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9926, Longitude: -79.7648       In this case, the coordinates for Rothruck have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.467 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.399 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.484 degrees.