Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Savage, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Savage and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Savage
- 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 Savage:
- 39.773413, -79.204753
- 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 Savage
- 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 Somerset County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Somerset County
- Since Savage is near Garrett County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Garrett County
- eBird sighting report for Fayette 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
Communities Also Named Savage ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Savage.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Savage is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Montana
- Nebraska
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Crosby County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Savage [Crosby County].
- Fannin County
- This community is historic and although located in Fannin County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Savage.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Savage ...
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.
- Coal Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Confluence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Confluence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Confluence is located in Somerset County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Confluence <5>
- Grantsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
- Grantsville is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <5>
- Hi-Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - High Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- High Point is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jennings
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Mineral Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Spring
- Mineral Spring is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Paddytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Pinkerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Romania
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Salisbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Salisbury is located in Somerset County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <5>
- Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Summit Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Summit Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Mills
- Summit Mills is located in Somerset County
How Far From Savage 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 Savage to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Savage and extending to:
- Somerset, which is the Seat of Somerset County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Savage to Somerset, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 127 miles [204.4 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 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 130 miles [209.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,950 miles [9,575.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,664 miles [10,724.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,540 miles [7,306.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Savage. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Somerset County: www.co.somerset.pa.us/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Savage, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Savage) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Savage. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7734, Longitude: -79.2048 In this case, the coordinates for Savage have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Savage 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Savage to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.137 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.99 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.316 degrees. |