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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 Sagamore, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sagamore 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 Sagamore:
    • 40.032574, -79.397813
    • 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 Sagamore
  • 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 Sagamore is near Westmoreland County and also Somerset County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset 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 Sagamore

Communities Also Named Sagamore ...

We found four communities that are also named Sagamore.

There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Sagamore.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Armstrong County
      • This Sagamore is located in Armstrong County and lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the north of the Sagamore that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of Sagamore.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Hall County
      • This Sagamore is located in Hall County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sagamore that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Sagamore.
    • Massachusetts
      • Barnstable County
      • This Sagamore is located in Barnstable County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sagamore that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barnstable County community of Sagamore.
    • New York
      • Hamilton County
      • This Sagamore is located in Hamilton County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sagamore that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Sagamore.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sagamore ...

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.

  • Acme
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Champion
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Donegal
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Hopewell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hopewell is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Indian Head
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Indian Head is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head
  • Jones Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Maple Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Maple Grove is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Mill Run
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Normalville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Rogers Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Rogers Mill is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Mill
  • Seven Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sagamore and extending to:

  • Uniontown, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sagamore to Uniontown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 133 miles [214 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 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 148 miles [238.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,947 miles [9,570.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,662 miles [10,721.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,538 miles [7,303.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Sagamore) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Sagamore 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 Sagamore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0326, Longitude: -79.3978       In this case, the coordinates for Sagamore have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.241 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.148 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.306 degrees.