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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 Seger, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Seger 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 Seger:
    • 40.365069, -79.285313
    • 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 Seger
  • 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 Westmoreland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
    • Since Seger is near Indiana County and also Armstrong County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Armstrong 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 Seger

Communities Also Named Seger ...

We found two communities that are also named Seger.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Seger is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Oklahoma
      • Washita 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 Oklahoma community of Seger [Washita County].
    • Texas
      • Robertson County
      • This Seger is located in Robertson County and lies 1,167 miles [1,878.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Seger that is located in Westmoreland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robertson County community of Seger.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Seger ...

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.

  • Bow
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bow is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
  • Buttermilk Falls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Buttermilk Falls is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttermilk Falls
  • Climax
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Climax is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
  • Cokeville ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Cokeville is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeville
  • Dorothy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Dorothy is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
  • Grays
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Grays is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays
  • Hillside
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Hillside is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
  • Hillsview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hillsview is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsview
  • Idlepark
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Idlepark is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlepark
  • India
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • India is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
  • Livermore
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Livermore is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
  • Lloydsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lloydsville is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydsville
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Lockport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Lockport is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
    • Longbridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Longbridge is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longbridge
    • Marshall Heights
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Marshall Heights is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Heights
    • Oak Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Oak Grove is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Old Crabtree
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Old Crabtree is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Crabtree
    • Peanut
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Peanut is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peanut
    • Superior
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Superior is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior

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

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

  • Greensburg, which is the Seat of Westmoreland County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Seger to Greensburg, with an average speed<3> 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 four to five hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 126 miles [202.8 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 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 156 miles [251.1 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 5,928 miles [9,540.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,644 miles [10,692.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,519 miles [7,272.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Seger 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Seger) 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 Seger 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 Seger. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3651, Longitude: -79.2853       In this case, the coordinates for Seger have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.154 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.10 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.133 degrees.