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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 Sample, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sample 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 Sample:
- 40.579512, -79.968110
- 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 Sample
- 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 Allegheny County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allegheny County
- Since Sample is near Butler County and also Westmoreland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Butler 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 Sample
Communities Also Named Sample ...
We found seven communities that are also named Sample.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Sample is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Cochise County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Sample [Cochise County].
- Colorado
- Fremont County
- This Sample is located in Fremont County and lies 1,355 miles [2,180.7 km]<2> to the west of the Sample that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fremont County community of Sample.
- Kentucky
- Breckinridge County
- This Sample is located in Breckinridge County and lies 394 miles [634.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Sample that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Breckinridge County community of Sample.
- Ohio
- Mahoning County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Mahoning County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of Sample.
- Portage County
- This community is historic and although located in Portage County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portage County community of Sample.
- Tennessee
- Hamblen County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Sample [Hamblen County].
- Texas
- Gonzales County
- This Sample is located in Gonzales County and lies 1,262 miles [2,031 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Sample that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gonzales County community of Sample.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sample ...
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.
- Bakerstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cherry City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cherry City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry City
- Elfinwild
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Elfinwild is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elfinwild
- Evergreen
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Evergreen is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Fox Chapel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fox Ridge is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Ridge
- Hardy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hardy is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Highcliff
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Highcliff is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highcliff
- Ivory Avenue
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ivory Avenue is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory Avenue
- Laurel Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Gardens is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Gardens
- Perrysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Perrysville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysville
- Summer Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Summer Hill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Wildwood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
How Far From Sample to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sample to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sample and extending to:
- Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Sample to Pittsburgh, with an average speed<5> 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 194 miles [312.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,946 miles [9,569.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,665 miles [10,726.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,540 miles [7,306.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Sample could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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- Sample) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sample, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Sample 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 Sample. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5795, Longitude: -79.9681 In this case, the coordinates for Sample have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.562 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.597 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.361 degrees. |
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