Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sharpe:
  • 39.816479, -78.118339
  • 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 Sharpe

• 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
  • Since Sharpe is near Washington County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Sharpe

Communities Also Named Sharpe ...

We found two communities that are also named Sharpe.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Sharpe is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Kansas
    • Coffey County
    • This Sharpe is located in Coffey County and lies 946 miles [1,522.4 km]<1> to the west of the Sharpe that is located in Fulton County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffey County community of Sharpe.
  • Kentucky
    • Marshall County
    • This Sharpe is located in Marshall County and lies 592 miles [952.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sharpe that is located in Fulton County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Sharpe.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sharpe ...

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.

• Big Cove Tannery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Big Cove Tannery is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove Tannery
• Dickeys Mountain
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dickeys Mountain is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeys Mountain
• Dogtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dogtown is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
• Flickerville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Flickerville is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flickerville
• Needmore
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Needmore is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Needmore <2>
• Pleasant Ridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
• Plum Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Plum Run is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Run
• Stanley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Stanley is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
• Timber Ridge Heights
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Timber Ridge Heights is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge Heights

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

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

• McConnellsburg, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sharpe to McConnellsburg, with an average speed<3> 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 72 miles [115.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 85 miles [136.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,904 miles [9,501.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,615 miles [10,645.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,491 miles [7,227.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'