Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Ruble Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ruble Mill and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Ruble Mill

• 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 Ruble Mill:
  • 39.781743, -79.795051
  • 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 Ruble Mill

• 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 Ruble Mill is near Preston County and also Monongalia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Preston County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monongalia 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 Ruble Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ruble Mill ...

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.

• Cornish
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cornish is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
• Crystal
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Crystal is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
• East Fairchance
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • East Fairchance is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fairchance
• Locust Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Locust Hill is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
• Old Frame
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Frame is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Frame
• Outcrop
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Outcrop is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outcrop
• Smiley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Smiley is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiley
• Woodside
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodside is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
• York Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • York Run is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Run
• York Run Junction
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • York Run Junction is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Run Junction

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Ruble Mill and extending to:

• Uniontown, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ruble Mill to Uniontown, with an average speed<2> 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 157 miles [252.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 159 miles [255.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,974 miles [9,614.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,689 miles [10,764.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,565 miles [7,346.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'